Brazil and Mexico win and will clash in the semi-finals of the men’s football tournament as the Tokyo Olympics host Japan advance to the last four after a penalty shootout win over New Zealand
Brazil will face Mexico In the semi-finals of the men’s football tournament in Tokyo, they achieved a narrow 1–0 victory over Egypt.
The defending champion struggled to find top Gear throughout the match but did enough to qualify through a first-half strike from Matthias Cunha.
His goal game after a counter-attack in which Everton’s Richardson set up Hertha Berlin The striker who drove home in a cool way.
Brazil advanced to the semi-finals in Tokyo after a hard-fought victory against Egypt on Saturday
Hertha Berlin striker Matthias Cunha celebrates after winning the match
They will take on Mexico in the round who comfortably beat South Korea in the quarterfinals.
Japan also made progress and is hoping for its first men’s football medal since 1968.
In the next round, they will face Mexico, who delivered an attacking masterclass to beat South Korea 6-3.
Midfielder Sebastian Cordova and forward Henri Martin scored two goals each, while Eduardo Aguirre and Luis Romo also held onto the scoresheet as Mexico warned their rivals of going to the business end of the competition.
Mexico will look to their chances of a upset against Brazil this tournament after scoring 14 goals in their four matches so far.
Japan, on the other hand, defeated New Zealand 4-2 in a penalty shootout to enter the semi-finals.
After 120 minutes of goalless, the hosts entered a penalty shootout against their opponents.
New Zealand full-back Liberato Kakes’ penalty was saved by Kosi Tani before midfielder Clayton Lewis blasted his spot-kick over the bar.
Sebastian Cordova and Henri Martin both braced for Mexico in their win
Japan’s captain Maya Yoshida made four out of four to make it to the Olympic semi-finals for the first time since the London 2012 Games.
Japan are the only team to maintain a perfect record in the group stage and are now just one victory away from securing their first medal in men’s football since claiming bronze at the 1968 Games.
They will next face Spain, who advanced to the last four with a 5-2 win over Ivory Coast.
Japan reach semi-finals with penalty shootout win over New Zealand
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