Spain made good on a dominant start and found the net after just eight minutes. Juan Hernandez played a pass to Guiu who miscontrolled on the edge of the area, but the ball ran through to Quim Junyent who made no mistake in finding the bottom-left corner.

Despite a rocky start, AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Thailand 2023 champions Japan inched their way back into the contest and deservedly drew level five minutes before the break.

 

Ryunosuker Sato did well to rob Dani Munoz of possession in the left-back spot before picking out Gaku Nawata, whose delightfully curled leveller rendered Raul Jimenez a mere spectator in the Spain goal.