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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] [Olympic Games] Takakura hails Japan spirit despite Sweden heartbreak

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July 31, 2021

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Saitama: Head coach Asako Takakura hailed her players’ performance after Japan’s Tokyo Olympics Women’s Football campaign came to an end in the quarter-finals on Friday.

The Nadeshiko, despite struggling to produce their customary high standards, squeezed into the last eight as one of the two best third-placed teams but ultimately found Sweden a mountain too high to conquer as the hosts fell to a 3-1 defeat.

Magdalena Eriksson opened the scoring for Sweden in the seventh minute with Mina Tanaka equalising in the 23rd but the European side - unbeaten in more than 16 months - turned on the power in the second half with Stina Blackstenius and Kosovare Asllani (penalty) taking them through to a semi-final against Australia. .....


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