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Japan trounces South Korea, qualifies for IFAF World Championship

Catch me if you can: Japan running back Takuya Furutani rushes during Saturday's Asian Championship against South Korea at Kawasaki Stadium. With a 76-0 win, two-time champion Japan clinched a berth in July's IFAF World Championship in Austria. | KAZ NAGATSUKA

By Hiroshi Ikezawa

Feb 27, 2011

KAWASAKI — Japan isn't ready to give away its world championship berth to any other country in Asia.

Japan scored 10 touchdowns and two field goals to rout South Korea 76-0 on Saturday at Kawasaki Stadium in the Asian qualifying game for the fourth IFAF Senior World Championship, which will be held in Austria this summer.

With the victory, Japan earned a berth to the International Federation of American Football's Senior World Championship for the fourth time and become the only nation to qualify for all four championships.

Japan trounces South Korea, qualifies for IFAF World Championship

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