Junya Ito scored for the third straight game in Samurai Blue's 2-0 win against China in an Asian Group B final-round qualifier on Thursday, putting Japan one step closer to qualifying for this year's World Cup. The victory at Saitama Stadium moved Hajime Moriyasu's team into second place in the group, with 15 points from seven games. Saudi Arabia, the group's top scorer with 16 points from six games, takes on Japan on Tuesday. The top two teams in each group advance to the finals in Qatar in November. When a sliding China defender was unable to move his arm out of the way of an Ito cross inside the penalty area, Japan was awarded a penalty kick. Stay Connected with us: ==================== Website: https://newsRme.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NewsRmeUK Facebook: https://bit.ly/NewsRmeFacebook Twitter: https://twitter.com/newsRme Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/newsRmg