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KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA - MARCH 10: Takaaki Oba (R) of Japan competes for the ball with Amir Hosein Akbari of Iran during day six of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017 match between Japan and Iran at Primula Beach Hotel on March 10, 2017 in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)

KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA - MARCH 10:  Takaaki Oba (R) of Japan competes for the ball with Amir Hosein Akbari of Iran during day six of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017 match between Japan and Iran at Primula Beach Hotel on March 10, 2017 in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.  (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)

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DANANG, VIETNAM - OCTOBER 02: Al Sinani Jalal Khamis Rebee'a of Oman competes for the ball with Oba Takaaki of Japan during the Beach Soccer Men's Team Gold Medal Match between Japan and Oman on Day Nine of the 5th Asian Beach Games 2016 at Bien Dong Park on 02 October 2016, in Danang, Vietnam. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images)

DANANG, VIETNAM - OCTOBER 02: Al Sinani Jalal Khamis Rebee'a of Oman competes for the ball with Oba Takaaki of Japan during the Beach Soccer Men's Team Gold Medal Match between Japan and Oman on Day Nine of the 5th Asian Beach Games 2016 at Bien Dong Park on 02 October 2016, in Danang, Vietnam. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images)

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DANANG, VIETNAM - OCTOBER 02: Oba Takaaki of Japan celebrates with teammates during the Beach Soccer Men's Team Gold Medal Match between Japan vs Oman on Day Nine of the 5th Asian Beach Games 2016 at Bien Dong Park on 02 October 2016, in Danang, Vietnam. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images)

DANANG, VIETNAM - OCTOBER 02: Oba Takaaki of Japan celebrates with teammates during the Beach Soccer Men's Team Gold Medal Match between Japan vs Oman on Day Nine of the 5th Asian Beach Games 2016 at Bien Dong Park on 02 October 2016, in Danang, Vietnam. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images)