Japan almost paid the price for resting players against Poland and only went through because Senegal had more yellow cards.
They finished level on points with the Africans and with the same goal difference, so it all came down to the Fair Play rules – Senegal had two more bookings, both earned by Torino striker M’Baye Niang.
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