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Japan raced to a 2-0 lead within 10 minutes, with goals from Maika Hamano and Mina Tanaka before Jennifer Echegini handed the Super Falcons a lifeline with the first half winding down. But there was still enough time for Hikaru Kitagawa to restore Japan’s two-goal lead before halftime with an exquisite free kick.

Nigeria needed to win by at least two goals to have any hopes of reaching the quarterfinals, but they couldn’t do enough against the 2011 World Champions as their performances in the first two games proved to be better.

“We prepared for them (all three opponents) based on the fact that we haven’t had a lot of time,” Waldrum said via ESPN.

“We missed the last window before the Olympics, and so we missed 10 days of good training before the Olympics.”

The Falcon camped for 10 days in Seville, Spain, ahead of the Games, and The PUNCH reported how their preparations were hindered by visa issues, which prevented some of the invited players from arriving camp early enough.

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