VfB defender Hiroki Ito played the whole 90 minutes as Japan cruised to a comfortable 5-0 win in Myanmar on Thursday. With five wins from five, the Samurai Blue are already guaranteed a place in the next stage of qualifying as Group B winners.
In Afcon qualifying, Serhou Guirassy helped Guinea to a crucial 2-1 win in Algeria. The VfB striker, who was replaced in second-half stoppage time, will hope to pick up another three points when his side face Mozambique in Morocco at 21:00 CEST on Monday.
Enzo Millot, who has been named in France’s provisional squad for the Olympic Games, will take part in a training camp next week. France U23s face Paraguay on 4 July in the first of three friendlies before the Olympic football tournament, which gets under way on 24 July.