Japan on brink of reaching world cup
Ahmedabad Mirror|November 20, 2024
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Japan on brink of reaching world cup

Japan is within touching distance of an eighth successive World Cup appearance after beating China 3-1 on Tuesday put the team 10 points clear in its Asian qualifying group on Tuesday.

Despite beating China 7-0 at home in September, it took Japan 39 minutes to break the deadlock in Xiamen with a Koki Ogawa header. Ko Itakura added a second before half-time.

This story is from the November 20, 2024 edition of Ahmedabad Mirror.

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