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Anna Harrington

Japan out to avoid past mistakes, heartbreaks at Cup

Japan insist they have learned from past mistakes and heartbreaks as they attempt to avoid following Iraq and the United Arab Emirates in making an early Asian Cup exit.

The tournament favourites finished second to Iraq in group D and must now beat Bahrain at Al Thumama Stadium on Wednesday night to reach the tournament quarter-finals.

In their shaky group stage campaign, Hijame Moriyasu's charges lost to Iraq and also conceded goals against Indonesia and Vietnam.

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