Ahmedabad, Oct 20: Thailand set up its semi-final date with hosts India after beating Japan 37-33 in a hard-fought Group B clash of the Kabaddi World Cup at the Arena by TransStadia here on Wednesday (Oct 19).
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It could have been anybody's game until the 37th minute as both the teams were locked at 32-32 but Thailand kept their nerves in the next three minutes to dethrone Iran and top the Group in the race to the semi-finals.