History-making Oly Whites set up clash with Japan
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2021-07-29T08:30+10:00
The Oly Whites have reached groundbreaking territory by becoming the first team in the history of the nation to progress to the knockout stages of the Olympic football tournament.
It didn’t come easy, but the 0-0 draw with Romania on Wednesday secured the Oly Whites their position in the quarterfinals where they’ll run into the host nation, Japan.
New Zealand’s result against Romania was all that was required due to the Oly Whites superior goal difference. It meant that they finished second in Group B behind South Korea, who thumped Honduras 6-0 in their final group game.
Japan thrash Mongolia 14-0, set World Cup qualifying record
April 1, 2021
CHIBA: Japan thrashed Mongolia 14-0 on Tuesday to record their biggest-ever win in World Cup qualifying. Japan, who are looking to qualify for their seventh World Cup in a row, had not played a qualifier since November 2019 because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the Blue Samurai showed no signs of rustiness as Southampton forward Takumi Minamino gave them the lead in the 13th minute, before four more goals before half-time put them in complete control. Nine more after the break gave Japan a perfect record of five wins from five with 26 goals scored and none conceded although they have yet to formally clinch their place in the next round. The game was played behind closed doors in Japan despite Mongolia being the home team, due to virus restrictions.
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