Asiad 17: Defending Olympic champion Japan shockingly lost to Iraq

Defending Olympic champion Japan unexpectedly lost to Olympic Iraq with a score of 1-3 in the second match of Group D of the 17th Asiad.

Defending Olympic champion Japan unexpectedly lost 1-3 to Olympic Iraq.

Japan and Oly OlympicsBoth Iraqi and Japanese teams had a very favorable start at the 17th Asian Games. While Japanese Olympic team defeated Kuwait 4-1, Iraqi Olympic team also excelled in defeating Nepal with a 4-0 scoreline.

Of course, as the defending champion, Olympic Japan was rated higher than Olympic Iraq, but a surprise happened when the representative of West Asia unexpectedly opened the score in the 12th minute thanks to Tariq.

Nakajima leveled the score for the cherry blossom team in the 36th minute, but Adnan's double in the second half (47', 72') helped Olympic Iraq win their second victory of the tournament with a final score of 3-1.

With the early match of the group having resulted in Olympic Kuwait defeating Nepal 5-0, the situation of Group D of Asiad 17 before the final match is quite complicated. The 2 tickets to the next round will actually be a fierce competition between 3 teams: Olympic Iraq (6 points), Olympic Kuwait & Olympic Japan (both 3 points), although the theoretical chance is still there for Olympic Nepal (0 points).

Match schedule of the final round of Group D, Asiad 17

September 21: Kuwait Olympics vs Iraq Olympics

21/9: Olympic Nepal vs Olympic Japan.

According to Bongdaplus