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Japan continued their impressive start to the third round of Asia’s World Cup qualifiers with a 2-0 win away to Group C opponents Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Daichi Kamada and Koki Ogawa netted for the unbeaten Samurai Blue at King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah, taking the team’s goal tally to 14 scored and none conceded in three Group C matches. While Hajime Moriyasu’s men steamrolled Bahrain and China earlier in qualifying, Roberto Mancini’s Green Falcons presented a considerably tougher challenge at a venue where the hosts prevailed 1-0 when the two sides met three years ago. The latest resul…

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