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Mina Tanaka and Toko Koga were on target as Japan beat New Zealand 2-0 on Friday in the first of two women’s football friendlies between the countries as they warm up for the Paris Olympics. In the last game before manager Futoshi Ikeda announces his 18-member Olympic squad, world No. 7 Nadeshiko Japan cruised past 28th-ranked New Zealand without allowing a shot in Murcia, Spain, where the two sides will meet again on Monday. Japan took the lead in first-half stoppage time at Estadio Nueva Condomina after Fuka Nagano’s cutback from the right found Kiko Seike, who quickly laid the ball off for …

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