Costa Rica and Zambia conclude their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign when they square off at the Waikato Stadium on Monday morning. There will only be pride to play for between these two teams as both sides have been eliminated from the tournament, having lost both their games. Costa Rica kickstarted their campaign with a 3-0 defeat against Spain and followed up with a 2-0 defeat against Japan last week. Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino scored first-half goals to inspire the Asian side to victory. Zambia, meanwhile, started their World Cup debut with a harrowing 5-0 loss against Japan. They were at the end of another five-goal defeat against Spain in their second game. Jenifer Hermoso and Alba Mara Ferrer scored braces to guide La Roja to victory. This will be the first meeting between the two sides. And, I am expecting a win or a draw for the Costa Rica Women for the following reasons:

Firstly. Costa Rica's second Women's World Cup campaign will end in a group-stage exit after failing to trouble Spain and Japan in their first two matches. After picking up two points in their only previous appearance at the Women's World Cup in 2015, Costa Rica are still searching for their first win at the tournament. They will be hoping to break their duck in this final group game, but their recent form suggests that they may have their work cut out, having won just one of their last 13 matches. But judging by the FIFA rankings, they are 41 places ahead of Zambia, and comparing their performances at the ongoing World Cup tournament, they are the favorites to get a result from this encounter.

Secondly. Zambia have struggled to produce their best form at their first-ever appearance at a Women's World Cup finals. Zambia have conceded 28 goals in eight games, and are the lowest-ranked side in this tournament. Zambia have been the worse side of the two, with the two pummellings they received against Japan and Spain in line with their recent defensive susceptibility, as they have shipped in 18 goals in their last five matches.

Despite having been eliminated from the World Cup, Costa Rica and Zambia have plenty of incentives to go all out for a win. Neither side has ever claimed a win at the World Cup, and this game represents an excellent opportunity to do so. But I think that Costa Rica have the better quality and experience to get something out of this match. It will be a win or a draw for Costa Rica.

周一上午，哥斯达黎加和赞比亚将在怀卡托体育场展开对决，结束2023年女足世界杯的征程。这两支球队都被淘汰出局，输掉了两场比赛，在这两支球队之间比赛只能是一种骄傲。哥斯达黎加以0 - 3击败西班牙开始了他们的新赛季，上周又以0 - 2击败日本队。直本光和藤野青巴在上半场攻入两球，激励亚洲球队取得胜利。与此同时，赞比亚在世界杯首秀中以0比5惨败日本。在第二场比赛中，他们又以5球的比分输给了西班牙队。詹妮弗·赫尔莫索和阿尔芭·玛拉·费雷尔的两粒进球帮助球队取得胜利。这将是双方首次会晤。我希望哥斯达黎加女足能赢或平，原因如下:

首先。哥斯达黎加的第二次女足世界杯之旅将以小组赛出局告终，因为她们在前两场比赛中没能给西班牙和日本带来麻烦。在2015年女足世界杯上，哥斯达黎加只参加过一次女足世界杯，就拿到了2分。现在，哥斯达黎加仍在努力争取她们在女足世界杯上的第一场胜利。他们希望在最后一场小组赛中打破僵局，但他们最近的状态表明他们可能需要付出努力，他们在过去的13场比赛中只赢了一场。但是从国际足联的排名来看，他们比赞比亚领先41个名次，并且比较他们在正在进行的世界杯比赛中的表现，他们是最有希望从这场比赛中获得结果的球队。

其次。赞比亚女足在首次参加女足世界杯决赛时表现出了最佳状态。赞比亚在8场比赛中丢了28球，是本届世界杯排名最低的球队。赞比亚是两支球队中表现较差的一支，他们在对阵日本和西班牙的比赛中遭遇了两次惨败，这与他们最近的防守脆弱性相符，因为他们在最近的五场比赛中打入了18个进球。

尽管在世界杯上被淘汰，哥斯达黎加和赞比亚仍然有足够的动力全力以赴赢得一场胜利。两队都没有在世界杯上取得过胜利，这场比赛是一个很好的机会。但我认为哥斯达黎加有更好的实力和经验，可以在这场比赛中有所收获。对哥斯达黎加来说，这将是一场胜利或平局。