Japan defeated Paraguay 2-0, Korea Republic saw Georgia come from behind to force a 2-2 draw and Saudi Arabia fought back from a goal down for a 1-1 result with Mali.
JAPAN 2-0 PARAGUAY
Ibaraki: Yuya Osako opened the scoring for Japan in the 23rd minute and Takumi Minamino doubled their lead seven minutes later in a match the four-time AFC Asian Cup champions dominated throughout.
Head coach Hajime Moriyasu was pleased with the result, although he felt Japan could have won by a wider margin......
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