Q-final: Japan beat Uruguay to seal last four spot

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Q-final: Japan beat Uruguay to seal last four spot

Asuncion: Japan are through to the semi-finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019 after notching a 3-2 win over Uruguay in their last eight tie on Thursday.

Japan will face Portugal, who defeated Senegal 4-2 in their last eight match, in the semi-finals on Saturday.

The other semi-final will see Russia, who came from behind to shock defending champions Brazil 4-3, playing Italy. The Italians defeated Switzerland 5-4 in their last eight tie.

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Group A: Japan beat Switzerland to finish top

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group A: Japan beat Switzerland to finish top

Asuncion: Japan survived a late Switzerland revival to win 5-3 and finish as FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019 Group A winners on Tuesday. 

Japan were confident from the start, having secured a top two finish in Group A, after beating Paraguay and USA in their earlier matches.

Group A: USA 3-4 Japan

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group A: USA 3-4 Japan

Asuncion: Captain Ozu Moreira led from the front as Japan edged USA 4-3 in their FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019 Group A clash at the Los Pynandi Stadium in Asuncion on Saturday.

It was Japan's second successive win and sealed their place in the knockout stage, with the Asian champions having defeated Paraguay 5-4 in their opener on Thursday.

Japan will play Switzerland, who edged Paraguay 7-6 in extra-time, on Monday with the East Asian side only needing a draw to win the group.

Group A: Paraguay 4-5 Japan

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group A: Paraguay 4-5 Japan

Asuncion: A late Takuya Akaguma header helped Japan seal an opening day 5-4 win against Paraguay in Group A of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2019 on Thursday. 

Both sides played a patient game and neither was able to break the stalemate in the first period.

That changed 48 seconds into the second period as Masanori Okuyama broke the deadlock in style, before Ozu Moreira doubled Asian champions Japan's lead in the 16th minute.