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Japan, Sweden progress to knockout stage with mutually beneficial 1-1 draw

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Japan, Sweden progress to knockout stage with mutually beneficial 1-1 draw

Japanese team will face Brazil after finishing second in Group F behind the Netherlands

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Open this photo in gallery:Sweden's Alexander Isak, right, and Japan's Daichi Kamada contest an aerial battle during their World Cup matchup on Thursday.TIM HEITMAN/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead and Anthony Elanga took it away six minutes later, helping Sweden to a 1-1 draw Thursday night that sent both teams to the knockout round of the World Cup.Elanga’s impressive left-footed strike from just outside the right corner of the box in the 62nd minute was his second goal of this year’s tournament.

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