Coach Jorge Vilda warned his Spain team it will be fully tested for the first time at this Women’s World Cup in its group-deciding clash with Japan on Monday. Both sides go into their final Group C game in Wellington having already reached the round 16 and neither conceded  a goal in comfortable wins over Zambia and Costa Rica.

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