Japan began their FIFA U20 World Cup marketing campaign with a 2-0 victory over Egypt of their Group A opener on Saturday.
The match, performed on the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago, noticed Japan captain Rion Ichihara put his facet forward within the twenty ninth minute from the penalty spot.
Simply after the break, Hisatsugu Ishii doubled the lead within the forty eighth minute with a neat end contained in the penalty space. Japan managed possession for a lot of the recreation and by no means allowed Egypt to settle.
The opposite Group A groups, hosts Chile and New Zealand, will face one another later within the group stage.
In the meantime, in Group B, Ukraine defeated South Korea 2-1 in one other match performed on Saturday night time.
