Philippine Azkals defender Daisuke Sato remains optimistic despite his team’s 1-5 loss to formidable Uzbekistan in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan on Tuesday.

The Filipino-Japanese booter admonished his team to keep their focus on upcoming games instead of thinking about their lopsided defeat to the superiorly ranked Uzbeks in their home turf.

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