Japan produced their best football of the tournament, particularly in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to advance, as Martens scored both goals for a Dutch side who will appear in the last eight for the first time in history.
Despite a virtuoso performance from Mana Iwabuchi, who created a string of chances, only Yui Hasegawa managed to find the net for Japan, whose dream of reaching a third successive World Cup final was cruelly dashed......
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