{"id":350798,"date":"2026-06-26T01:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T01:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350798\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T01:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T01:18:10","slug":"japan-and-sweden-play-to-1-1-draw-as-both-advance-to-knockout-round-at-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350798\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan and Sweden play to 1-1 draw as both advance to knockout round at the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elanga\u2019s impressive left-footed strike from just outside the right corner of the box in the 62nd minute was his second goal of this year\u2019s tournament. Elanga has scored only three goals in 49 games for Newcastle, but zero in 32 Premier League matches.<\/p>\n

Six minutes earlier, Maeda settled a nifty pass from Ritsu Doan with his left foot in the penalty area and easily beat Jacob Widell Zetterstrom with his right foot.<\/p>\n

It was Japan\u2019s seventh goal of the tournament, the country\u2019s most for an entire World Cup. That topped the six the Japanese scored while reaching the round of 16 in Russia eight years ago.<\/p>\n

Japan is advancing out of the group stage for the third consecutive World Cup and fifth time in seven tries since first reaching the round of 16 as co-hosts in 2002. The Japanese team finished second in Group F behind the Netherlands and will play Brazil in Houston on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Swedes have advanced to the knockout round the past four times they\u2019ve qualified for the World Cup going back to 1994 \u2014 when they reached the semifinals the last time the U.S. hosted soccer\u2019s biggest event.<\/p>\n

Elanga had another chance in injury time, with his right-footed attempted forcing goalkeeper Zion Suzuki to make a diving deflection.<\/p>\n

On the ensuing corner kick, Suzuki deflected Alexander Isak\u2019s header into the air and eventually ended the scoring chance with a leaping grab in a crowd of players.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

\nSee more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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