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Japan, Iraq into Asian Cup quarter-finals

Published: 20 Jan 2015 - 02:38 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 05:47 pm

Japanese players in celebration

SYDNEY--Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa scored for Japan as the defending champions reached the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Jordan on Tuesday.

The four-time winners were joined by 2007 champions Iraq, who downed debutants Palestine also 2-0, led by a goal from Younis Mahmoud, the hero of their Asian Cup victory eight years ago.

AFP