Japan Women 4-0 winners over Australia at SheBelieves Cup

Japan v Australia - 2025 SheBelieves Cup
Katrina Gorry #19 of Australia and Mina Tanaka #11 of Japan battle for the ball. (Photo by Maria Lysaker/Getty Images)

Japan and USA won opening games at the SheBelieves Cup, Canada and China drew at the Pinatar Cup while Mexico picked up three points.

Japan overcame Australia 4-0, Mina Tanaka’s first-half double including a shot through the legs of goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold.

Tanaka turned provider after the break for Maika Hamano to score, Moeka Minami heading home the fourth.

USA beat Colombia 2-0, Catarina Macario connecting with a Yazmeen Ryan cross for a 33rd-minute goal, Ryan again involved on the hour mark before Tara McKeown found Ally Sentnor who netted from distance.

United States v Colombia - 2025 SheBelieves Cup
Linda Caicedo #18 of Colombia takes a shot against Lily Yohannes #11 of USA. (Photo by Maria Lysaker/Getty Images)

Canada went ahead against China at the Pinatar Cup in Spain, Julia Grosso with the goal before Kun Jin levelled in the second half.

Mexico beat Taiwan 4-0 at the same tournament, Montserrat Saldivar second-half brace sealing the win.

Highlights of internationals elsewhere were Ecuador beating El Salvador 4-1 in a match featuring three penalties and a late red card for the victors, South Korea’s 3-0 defeat of Uzbekistan seeing a Choo Hyo-joo double added to by Choe Yu-ri, Morocco making a very late breakthrough against Ghana with a Sakina Ouzraoui effort and Vanuatu thrashed 8-0 by Thailand U-20s for whom Rinyaphat Moondong hit a 14-minute hat-trick.

Other results:
Paraguay 1-2 Uruguay
Saudi Arabia 0-1 Indonesia
Football Union of Russia 3-1 Thailand
Estonia 0-1 Puerto Rico
Nepal 1-0 Lebanon
Jordan 0-2 India
Kyrgyzstan 0-5 Myanmar

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