Both teams have already secured their berths in the Round of 16 after two consecutive wins with Japan ahead on goal difference.

Runners-up in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024, Japan have been a revelation at Colombia 2024.
The goals have flowed for them and Japan look capable of going all the way in a tournament they won in 2018.

Chinari Sasai is their leading scorer with three goals but what makes Japan a truly potent force is that they have multiple players who are capable of finding the net.
Austria will provide stiffer opposition than Ghana and New Zealand did but Japan look too strong and the top spot, which will mean a Round of 16 tie against the Group D runners-up, looks well within their reach.