Japan maintained their 100% record at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup as the reigning world champions defeated Ecuador 1-0 on on Tuesday to advance to the Round of 16 as Group C winners.
The South American debutants went into their final match in Canada having shipped 16 goals in their previous two matches following defeats to fellow first-timers Cameroon (6-0) and Switzerland (10-0) and despite dominating the tie, the Nadeshiko only had Yuki Ogimi’s fifth minute opener to show from their 66% possession and 20 attempts on goal.....