Both coaches made wholesale changes to their teams who had progressed to the Round of 16 with a match to spare and it made for an evenly-contested clash

Nanami Taira and Yuna Takahashi both had multiple attempts in the first half but could not find a way past a stubborn Paraguay defence.

A superb Alison Bareiro strike from range that sailed over Asuka Sekiguchi in the 62nd minute gave the South American side the lead.

Head coach Sadayoshi Shirai then made five changes, including Kelly Nerei and Noa Fukushima who contributed to the equaliser.

Nerei's cross was blocked by Victoria Ucedo using her hand, giving the East Asian side a penalty deep into stoppage time with Fukushima converting to score in her third consecutive match.

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