Japan Under-22s coasted to a 3-1 victory against their Malaysian counterparts to ensure they finished with a perfect record in the penultimate round of qualifiers for the Beijing Olympics.
Japan had already qualified for the final round from Group B with two games to spare but a mainly reserve team made it six wins out of six Wednesday with goals from Yuto Nagatomo, Shuto Suzuki and Hiroki Bandai.
The draw for the final round of qualifiers is June 13. The final round is to be played between Aug. 22 and Nov. 21. Only the winner of each of the three final groups of four will head to Beijing.