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06/25 19:58 CDT Japan and Sweden play to 1-1 draw as both advance to knockout
round at the World Cup
Japan and Sweden play to 1-1 draw as both advance to knockout round at the
World Cup
By SCHUYLER DIXON
AP Sports Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead and Anthony Elanga
took it away six minutes later, giving Sweden a 1-1 draw Thursday night that
sent both teams to the knockout round of the World Cup.
Japan is advancing out of the group stage for the third consecutive World Cup
and fifth time in seven tries since first reaching the round of 16 as co-hosts
in 2002. The Japanese team finished second in Group F behind the Netherlands
and will play Brazil in Houston on Monday.
The Swedes have advanced to the knockout round the past four times they've
qualified for the World Cup going back to 1994 --- when they reached the
semifinals the last time the U.S. hosted soccer's biggest event.
Maeda scored Japan's seventh goal of the tournament, the country's most for an
entire World Cup. That topped the six the Japanese scored while reaching the
round of 16 in Russia eight years ago.
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