TOKYO - Substitute Koki Ogawa scored the 87th-minute winner as Japan saw off Iceland 1-0 in their World Cup send-off match on Sunday.
The 18th-ranked Samurai Blue were given a good test by 75th-ranked Iceland at Tokyo's MUFG Stadium but made sure they depart for the tournament on a winning note ahead of Group F matches against the Netherlands, Tunisia and Sweden.
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