Japan escapes New Zealand in shootout for semifinal spot

By NBC Olympics

Published July 31, 2021 5:26 am

NBC Olympics

Host nation Japan survived a scoreless quarterfinal against New Zealand, scoring all of their penalty kicks to advance via the shootout.

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