Japan are one game away from a Women's World Cup final rematch with the United States, but they'll have to go through England in the semifinal to get a chance to defend their crown.
Japan's Rumi Utsugi and England's Katie Chapman (16) vie or the ball during the second half of a semifinal in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament, Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via
Japan (4-4-2): 18-Ayumi Kaihori; 19-Saori Ariyoshi, 3-Azusa Iwashimizu, 4-Saki Kumagai, 5-Aya Sameshima; 9-Nahomi Awasumi, 6-Mizuho Sakaguchi, 13-Rumi Utsugi, 8-Aya Miyama; 11-Shinobu Ohno (16-Mana Iwabuchi 70'), 17-Yuki Ogimi.
Japan was supposed to get this far in the Women's World Cup. They faced off against Australia in the last round, not Brazil as expected, but most expected them to do about as well as they have. They're favorites to make the
Japan are one game away from a Women's World Cup final rematch with the United States, but they'll have to go through England in the semifinal to get a chance to defend their crown.