US EditionFootball: Japan down China, to face South Korea for East Asian title
YONGIN, SOUTH KOREA, JUL 12 – Japan secured a 2-0 win over China with goals from Mao Hosoya and Henry Heroki Mochizuki to reach the East Asian Championship final against South Korea, holding a superior goal difference.
- On July 12, 2025, in Yongin, South Korea, Japan secured a 2-0 victory over China during the EAFF E-1 Football Championship.
- The win followed China's 3-0 loss to South Korea five days earlier and set up a final title match between Japan and South Korea.
- Mao Hosoya gave Japan an early lead in the 11th minute, and Henry Heroki Mochizuki secured the win with a goal in the 64th minute, while goalkeeper Tomoki Hayakawa made a crucial save during the match.
- For the E-1 championship, manager Hajime Moriyasu assembled a Japan squad composed solely of players from the domestic J-League, which has netted eight goals across two games, highlighted by Ryo Germain’s impressive four-goal performance on his international debut.
- Japan can clinch their second EAFF championship in a row if they manage at least a draw against South Korea, who need a victory to secure their sixth title in the final match set for July 15.
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