Vicky Losada
Former Spain midfielder on ITV 1

It seems like Japan are relaxed with all of the changes but they also made four or five changes from the first to the second game.

Japan has clear ideas, they know what they are doing, the players are so talented and hopefully it will be a great game of football.

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Eniola Aluko
Former England forward on ITV1

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I think the teams will be thinking about who they face in the next round.

They will already know whether they will face Norway or Switzerland.

Both Japan and Spain have started very strongly so I don't think they'll be worried about who they face in the next round.

• Spain have won both of their games at the 2023 Women's World Cup, having won just one of their first seven matches before the tournament (drew two, lost four).
• Japan have now qualified for the knockout stage in each of the last four editions of the tournament while it will the second time for Spain, reaching that stage in 2019.
• Japan will attempt to finish at the top of their group for the second time in the Women's World Cup, after 2015. Spain have never finished on top of their group in the competition.

Eniola Aluko
Former England forward on ITV1

Jun Endo can drop deep, she can play higher, sometimes she plays left-back, she has so much grace to her play.

She is so talented, puts ball in, another unselfish player.

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Neil Johnston
BBC Sport at Wellington Regional Stadium

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Around 200 fans have travelled from Japan to be in New Zealand for the Women's World Cup and they are winning new friends wherever they go.

Supporters were spotted walking around the ground picking up rubbish and putting it into bags after their team's 5-0 win over Zambia in Hamilton.

Japanese fans have become known in recent years for their efforts to clean stands after they did so in matches at the men’s 2022 and 2018 World Cup.

The fans pictured above have travelled from Tokyo and are proudly wearing their colours in Wellington.

Meanwhile, the Japan team were also thanked by Fifa on Twitter, external for leaving their dressing room spotless, complete with a thank you note written in Japanese and English.

Vicky Jepson
Tottenham Hotspur assistant head coach on Radio 5 Live

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England came very close to losing to them in the Euros, but the difference from then to this World Cup is Alexia Putellas, who was kept out of the Euros with an ACL injury.

Watching her against Zambia, picking up the pockets, picking up passes and turning effortlessly, then her threading passes through to the forwards... she is a spectacular player.

Of course it's not all about her, they've got some incredible attacking players, but her playmaking is the difference for them.

• Zambia have become only the fourth side to concede 10 or more goals in their opening two Women's World Cup matches, and the third to concede five or more in both games after Mexico (1999) and Ecuador (2015).
• Costa Rica and Zambia have both had only two shots on target and both faced 24 shots on target at the Women’s World Cup 2023. Both teams have also made exactly 408 successful passes in the competition this year.
• Costa Rica failed to score in any of their last three games and are yet to keep a clean sheet in the FIFA Women's World Cup; only four times before have a team lost four consecutive games in the competition without scoring a single goal, the most recent being Nigeria across the 2007 and 2011 editions.

Stephen Kelly
Former Republic of Ireland defender on Radio 5 Live

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Spain look like a real threat all over the pitch. Defensively solid, in midfield... they really are a side to be reckoned with.

Their ability to cut teams apart was an eye opener for me. It kind of reminded me of England at the Euros.

They can run in behind, they can play through teams if they want to, full backs bombing forward - they have so many options to play with.

Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC One

These teams are both already out and are yet to score a goal or put a point on the board.

So, I can see them wanting to go out and show what they can do. There is not much point in them being cagey now, 2-2.

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Neil Johnston
BBC Sport at Wellington Regional Stadium

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I know Colombia fans made enough noise to make the ground shake after their stunning win over Germany yesterday, but did you know we actually had an earthquake in the Wellington area last night?

I was in my apartment in the capital writing up a fans reaction story following New Zealand's exit from the Women's World Cup when the ground started shaking at 22:41 local time.

New Zealand's public broadcaster RNZ reported a magnitude 4.6 earthquake, while thousands of people living in the area reported the shaking.

Jamie Gurney, a resident, wrote on social media: "First earthquake felt for three months. Place I'm staying in rattled considerably & felt bed sway gently beneath me. A good five seconds of shaking."

There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage, according to RNZ., external

The Group C winners will take on Norway, who beat the Philippines 6-0 on Sunday to finish second in Group A, while the runners-up will face Group A winners Switzerland.

Spain boss Jorge Vilda said he did not care who his side met in the last 16 and added: "Be clear that Spain will always go out to win.

"We have not wasted a second thinking about which opponent we could play.

"This match will help us grow as a team, but it is not a decisive match. We are waiting for it to arrive - and we are prepared to face it."

This could well be a classic today. No country has scored more goals at the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup than Spain's eight, while Japan are one of three nations one goal behind on seven.

At the other end of the scale, Costa Rica and Zambia are two of six teams yet to celebrate a goal.

These are the number of goals scored from every team so far...

• 8 - Spain
• 7 - Germany, Japan, Sweden
• 6 - Norway
• 5 - Brazil
• 4 - Colombia, United States
• 3 - Australia, Nigeria, South Africa
• 2 - Argentina, Canada, England, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland
• 1 - China, Denmark, Italy, Jamaica, Morocco, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Ireland
• 0 - Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama, South Korea, Vietnam, Zambia.

Eniola Aluko
Former England forward on ITV1

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On Japan making five changes:

I think this Japanese team is full of very young players who have come through the age groups and been successful so it is a chance for them to get minutes.

Everybody will be confident.

It's an opportunity for them to show what they can do today.

Neil Johnston
BBC Sport at Wellington Regional Stadium

This ground is situated on Wellington's waterfront and there is a S-T-R-O-N-G wind swirling around the bowl-like venue which is going to make this game very interesting.

Gusts have already sent TV sets in the press box flying off desks and the blustery conditions are expected to last throughout the game which kicks-off 7pm local time.

Both Spain and Japan are already through to the last 16, but meet in Wellington to decide who tops Group C.

Spain are currently ahead on goal difference, having scored one more than their opponents, meaning they need just a draw to go into the knockout stage as group winners.

Both sides have thrashed Zambia 5-0, with Spain beating Costa Rica 3-0, compared to a 2-0 victory from Japan, who won the World Cup in 2011 and lost in the final four years later.

Costa Rica take on Zambia with both already eliminated and both looking for their first victory at a Women's World Cup.

Costa Rica have drawn two and lost three of their five matches over two tournaments, with two losses in 2023, while debutants Zambia are yet to score a goal after successive 5-0 defeats.

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Costa Rica make four changes to the side that lost 2-0 to Japan last time out.

Maria Paula Elizondo, Cristin Granados, Gabriela Guillen and Maria Paula Salas all drop to the bench.

In come Valeria del Campo, Gloriana Villalobos, Raquel Rodrigues and Sheika Scott.

Costa Rica XI: Solera; Benavides, Del Campo, Fabiola Villalobos; Coto, Gloriana Villalobos, Rodriguez, Alvarado; Herrera, Chinchilla, Scott.

Subs: Perez, Tapia, Guillen, Sanchez, Campos, Salas, Elizondo, Valenciano, Granados, Varela, Pinell, Estrada.

As for Zambia they make three changes to the side that lost 5-0 to Spain on Wednesday.

Goalkeeper Eunice Sakala is replaced by Catherine Musonda, who returns from suspension.

Hellen Chanda and Avell Chitundu also come in for Ireen Lungo and Siomala Mapepa respectively.

Zambia: Musonda; Mweemba, Belemu, Tembo, Musesa; Barbra Banda, Katongo, Chanda; Banda, Kundananji, Chitundu.

Subs: Lungu, Sakala, Soko, Mulenga, Wilombe, Lubandji, Mubanga, Selemani, Lungu, Mapepa, Esther Banda, Phiri.

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Liverpool midfielder Fuka Nagano starts as Japan make five changes, while West Ham duo Risa Shimizu and Honoka Hayashi also make the starting XI.

Japan XI: Yamashita, Minami, Kumagai, Takahashi, Endo, Nagano, Hayashi, Shimizu, Miyazawa, Ueki, Naomoto.

Subs: Momoko Tanaka, Hirao, Miyake, Seike, Moriya, Ishikawa, Sugita, Hasegawa, Fujino, Mina Tunaka, Hamano, Chiba.

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More minutes for Alexia Putellas who once again starts for Spain. The two-time Ballon d'Or winner has played 58 minutes at this World Cup as she works her way back to full fitness following a serious knee injury sustained before Euro 2022 which ruled her out for almost a year.

Spain XI: Rodriguez, Carmona, Abelleira, Paredes, Batlle, Putellas, Galvez, Bonmatí, Caldentey, Hermoso, Paralluelo.

Subs: Salon, Coll, Andres, Hernandez, Codina, Guerrero, Navarro, Perez, Rabaza, Zornoza, Gonzalez, Redondo, Del Castillo.

Hello and welcome along to BBC Sport's coverage of day 12 of the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup.

What a day we have in store too, with these matches on the menu...

• Group C - Japan v Spain (08:00 BST)
• Group C - Costa Rica v Zambia (08:00 BST)
• Group B - Canada v Australia (11:00 BST)
• Group B - Republic of Ireland v Nigeria (11:00 BST)

The team news is in for the first two matches so let's have a look at those selected.