'I'm very proud of Japan': Fans hail Samurai Blue's courage despite Croatia penalty heartache at World Cup
AL WAKRAH, Qatar: The pain was still palpable, the defeat still raw.
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AL WAKRAH, Qatar: The pain was still palpable, the defeat still raw.
TOKYO : Japan supporters lamented the team's 3-1 penalty shootout loss to Croatia at the World Cup in Qatar, crushing their nation's dream of advancing to the quarter-finals.
Dominik Livakovic saved three penalties to send 2018 finalists Croatia into the World Cup quarter-finals and inflict more knockout heartbreak on Japan.
AL-RAYYAN, Qatar: The “Agony of Doha” came 29 years ago, and Hajjime Moriyasu experienced it first-hand as a midfielder on Japan’s national football team.
DOHA: Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell hailed his side's "personality" after they recovered from an opening-day mauling by Spain to beat Japan 1-0 at the World Cup on Sunday (Nov 27).
Another World Cup day, another World Cup shock.
Japan stunned Germany 2-1 in their World Cup opener on Wednesday, punishing the four-time champions for not taking their chances after they dominated the first half.
Goals from substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano in the last 15 minutes gave Japan a stunning 2-1 upset over four-times champions Germany in their World Cup Group E opener.