Tag: japan
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Japan vs Spain Match Highlights
Japan might as well smash and grab for the remainder of the FIFA World Cup after shocking upsets. Japanese football has a long history and a well-earned reputation for being methodical, technical, and creative. Japan enjoys maintaining possession and methodically dismantling its adversaries. But if using the opposite strategy got them into the Round of…
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Japan vs Costa Rica Match Highlights
Japan’s insipid performance threatens their World Cup ambitions. It’s hard to understand Japan’s gameplan against Costa Rica on Sunday at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. They likely wanted to give the opponents a false feeling of security. That’s the only way to explain a mediocre first half from both teams, which left 41,479 fans wondering what…
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Japan wants to create a FIFA World Cup mess while its followers clean up.
For a second straight FIFA World Cup, Japan’s supporters cleaned up stadiums following games. While fascinating to outsiders, this is prevalent in Japanese culture. Orderly and courteous. They seek to leave a place as they found it. Even the Samurai Blue clean their dressing rooms. Perhaps cleaner than before. Not that Japanese players aren’t messing…
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Japan’s World Cup comeback stuns Germany
After Saudi Arabia’s triumph against Argentina, Qatar 2022 witnessed another come-from-behind shock. Ilkay Gündogan’s penalty put Germany ahead in the first half, but substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano tied it in the second. Japan’s 2-1 win shows how unstable Germany is, even when in control. Reaction speed 1. Japan subs matter Four years ago,…
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A ballistic missile was launched by North Korea over Japan
South Korea’s SEOUL According to its neighbors, North Korea conducted an intermediate-range ballistic missile launch over Japan on Tuesday, stepping up its testing of weaponry intended to attack strategic locations in nearby U.S. allies. Since firing the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile in January, which was capable of reaching the U.S. island of Guam, it has been…