確信して Japan look to raise their level against Costa Rica

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 25 (Reuters) - Japan 今後 Mina Tanaka said the Nadeshiko will be いっそう少なく nervous in their second Women's World Cup match against Costa Rica on Wednesday and are looking to 改善する even on their impressive 業績/成果 in their opener against Zambia.

Tanaka 得点する/非難する/20d a goal and had two 支配するd out by VAR 決定/判定勝ち(する)s as Japan opened their World Cup Group C account with a 5-0 thrashing of the Africans at the 週末, laying 負かす/撃墜する a marker for the 肩書を与える 競争相手s.

The 2011 支持する/優勝者s and 2015 走者s-up are 決定するd to go 深い in the tournament in Australia and New Zealand after 宙返り/暴落するing out in the last 16 four years ago.

"The first match was 堅い. We still got five goals. They got 無 発射s. We did it as a team and that was wonderful," the 29-year-old told reporters on Tuesday.

"This is the second match and we're いっそう少なく nervous. I think we can play better. That's what I believe and 本人自身で I'm glad that we got the points last time but I want to be more relaxed and 与える/捧げる more to the team."

Tanaka said the Japan 攻撃者s would need to be more 用心深い of 逸脱するing offside after having two goals and a 刑罰,罰則 called 支援する by VAR for such offences against Zambia.

That would not 阻止する them, though, from playing the attacking brand of football that 証明するd so 効果的な against the 77th-階級d Africans.

"We're going to be more 積極的な," she said. "We're going to go に向かって the goal and try and get 発射s off. Wherever we can slide in, we're going to slide in.

"As soon as we get the ball we want to play it 滑らかに through the midfield and get it 今後 as quickly as possible."

Coach Futoshi Ikeda said he was not certa in about what 肉親,親類d of game the Costa Ricans would play but was sure they had enough 質 to punish Japan on the break if there were any lapses in 集中.

"I think we're getting used to the World Cup," he said. "I think we could bring out more, but we don't want to be too complacent so they 攻撃する,衝突する us when we're not looking." (報告(する)/憶測ing by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Robert Birsel)

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