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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA][AFC U20 ASIAN CUP] Japan’s fighting spirit delights Togashi

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March 13, 2023

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Tashkent: Japan head coach Koichi Togashi believes his side’s fighting spirit made the difference in Sunday’s 2-0 win against Jordan that sent Japan into the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 semi-finals and confirmed their qualification to the FIFA U20 World Cup Indonesia 2023.

The young Samurai Blue never looked in danger at Lokomotiv Stadium, ending the first half the better of the two sides despite not scoring, before unlocking the Jordanian defence twice in the second half through Isa Sakamoto and Naoki Kumata to seal the victory.



“Jordan are a stronger team than those we faced before them, but we took good control throughout the 90 minutes to achieve our target,” said Togashi. .....


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