Yokohama: Takefusa Kubo praised his Japan teammates’ adaptability after the hosts marched into the Tokyo Olympics men's Football quarter-finals with a comfortable win over France that saw Hajime Moriyasu’s side top Group A with a perfect record.
The Real Madrid playmaker was on target for the third game in a row to push Japan towards a 4-0 win over the French and steer Japan into a last eight meeting with New Zealand at Kashima Stadium on Saturday.
“In each and every game so far, we’ve picked out what we need to work on and been able to make the adjustments we needed to,” Kubo, who scored Japan’s opener against the French, said. .....
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