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Okazaki scores 50th goal in fine style

- /AFP

Leicester City’s Shinji Okazaki celebrated his 50th internatio­nal goal on Tuesday as Japan brushed aside Thailand 4-0 to edge closer to a sixth successive World Cup. Shinji Kagawa gave the hosts the lead in their Asian qualifier with a sharp finish after eight minutes, before Okazaki thundered home a diving header to bring up his half-century in swashbuckl­ing style.

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