De Paul crossed from the right wing into the Chilean penalty area for Lautaro, but before he could jump, Arias took the initiative to punch the ball. The two collided quite hard and both fell to the ground after the ball.

Chile won a corner in the 45th minute and they turned it into a siege in the Argentina box. A cross from the right wing went towards the second post and centre-back Matias Catalan beat Otamendi in the air, but his cross-angle header hit the post!!!

MAC ALLISTER!!!  De Paul from the right wing dropped the ball under Alvarez’s armpit for a cross. Lautaro didn’t shoot but dropped the ball and Mac Allister got in the right rhythm to shoot with one touch!!

Mac Allister was operating near the Chilean penalty area. He made a close approach, forcing goalkeeper Arias to quickly clear the ball out of bounds.

Molina broke through on the right and was blocked but De Paul won the ball back before passing it through the right armpit to Mac Allister. Arias actively came out to close the angle and Mac Allister tried to chip the ball past but the goalkeeper pushed it away.

With home advantage, the Japanese team completely overwhelmed the Chinese team after the opening whistle. As a result, coach Branko Ivanković’s students could only hold out until the 12th minute. From a corner kick on the left wing, the Chinese defenders lacked coordination and allowed Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo to comfortably jump high and head the ball to open the score.

In the following period, the Chinese goal continuously shook under the stormy attacks from Japan.

Despite the excellent performance of goalkeeper Wang Dalei, the “Billion People” team still had to accept the second goal in the 45+2 minute. From the right wing, Ritsu Doan crossed the ball accurately to the Brighton star, Mitoma headed to double the gap.