Japan joined Uzbekistan in securing one of the three spots at the Paris Games with a victory that was delivered by first half goals from Mao Hosoya and Ryotaro Araki, and Oiwa stressed he has already shifted his focus to Friday’s decider against Timur Kapadze’s team.
“I’m proud of my players, they had done so well but my mind has already moved onto the final and we’ll start preparing for that,” said Oiwa. .....
✨𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭✨
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) April 29, 2024
The epic final you don't want to miss. Who will be crowned as the #AFCU23 champions?
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 🇮🇶 Iraq are set to face in the third-place playoff! pic.twitter.com/z6zYfVvYMx
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