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Pedri speaks out after Spain lose to Japan but progress to World Cup Round of 16

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Barcelona midfielder Pedri was happy to share his thoughts after a wild night of World Cup action in Qatar.

Spain needed just a point to progress but ended up losing 2-1 to Japan. However, Spain ended up going through with Germany being dumped out instead.

At one point Spain had been facing a shock exit from the tournament, and Pedri says the players knew they had to try and find a way back into the match.

“We knew it was going to be very difficult. Japan put a lot of intensity into it and left very few spaces.