Football: Nadeshiko Japan beat North Korea 2-1 to reach Paris Olympics

Japan secured a place in the Paris Olympic women's football tournament by beating North Korea 2-1 in the second leg of their final Asian qualifying tie Wednesday in Tokyo.Center-back Hana Takahashi tucked home the 26th-minute opener and Aoba Fujino's 76th-minute header proved enough for Nadeshiko Japan in front of a crowd of 20,777 at National Stadium, where the visitors halved the deficit through substitute Kim Hye Yong nine minutes from time.Japan, who lost in the last eight as the hosts at the 2021 Tokyo Games, advanced through Asian qualifying for the first time since reaching the 2012 …READ FULL ARTICLE