Football: Japan's Kubo ready to give '150%' to beat Spain

TOKYO: Takefusa Kubo has been instrumental in Japan's push for an Olympic medal, and now the promising playmaker is ready to give Spanish football a reminder of why he already has spells at the country's biggest clubs.

"Ever since the draw was made, I've known all along that if we got there, our semi-final was going to be against Spain," he said after Japan's quarter-final shoot-out win over New Zealand. Spells at J.League clubs FC Tokyo and Yokohama F Marinos followed before a return to Spain soon after his 18th birthday.

Life back in Spanish football has seen his form fizzle rather than explode. He has yet to play for Madrid's first team and has, instead, been loaned out to Real Mallorca, Villarreal and Getafe.None of those stints have yielded much in terms of success, further adding to Kubo's motivation to make an impression against the Spanish on Tuesday.

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