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Naoki Soma fired home an equalizer for Japan against fellow World Cup finalists Paraguay in the first match of the three-nation Kirin Cup on Sunday.
Brazilian-born striker Wagner Lopes was brought down just outside the area 86th minute andh Soma hit a right foot shot from Shoji Jo’s free kick.
Paraguay took the lead in the seventh minute with defender Celso Rafael Ayala’s heading home from Roberto Miguel Acuna’s corner. On Thursday, Paraguay will play the Czech Republic in Kobe.