Olympics | Japan, Spain reach men's football quarterfinals

PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan will join Spain in the men's football quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics after they beat Mali 1-0 in their group encounter on Saturday.

Midfielder Rihito Yamamoto scored the winner in the 82nd minute for Japan. Mali were awarded a penalty in stoppage time, but forward Moussa Diakite missed his effort.

In the day's earlier kick-off, Spain defeated the 10-man Dominican Repu