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Familiar failings leave Japan at World Cup crossroads
DALLAS, June 30 : Despite coach Hajime Moriyasu’s pre-tournament declarations that his team should challenge for the title, Japan will travel home from the World Cup having been knocked out in a fashion that has become all too familiar.The 2-1 loss to Brazil in Houston on Monday carried echoes of Japan’s elim
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Guimaraes emerges as Brazil’s creator-in-chief at World Cup
HOUSTON, June 30 : Gabriel Martinelli took the plaudits after scoring Brazil’s last-minute winner against Japan in their round-of-32 fixture on Monday, but midfielder Bruno Guimaraes was the architect of the goal, continuing his rich vein of form at the World Cup.It was Guimaraes’ fourth assist of the tou
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In Brazil, a World Cup clash pits homeland against home for vast Japanese community
SAO PAULO, June 29 : Alan Saito decided to wear both his Brazil and Japan jerseys to watch the World Cup showdown on Monday between the country where his grandparents came from and his own. The Japan jersey came on top, but he had yellow-and-green face paint, too.”Our hearts are divided,” said Saito, a 47-yea
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Brazil match shows Japan closing gap on top teams, coach Moriyasu says
HOUSTON, June 29 : Japan’s last-gasp World Cup defeat by Brazil in a match where they stifled the five-times champions for long periods showed the national team is closing the gap with traditional soccer powerhouses, Japan Coach Hajime Moriyasu said on Monday. Brazil survived a World Cup last-32 scare when
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Analysis:Brazil survive like Real Madrid in Ancelotti thriller
June 29 : Carlo Ancelotti has spent weeks warning that grit and resilience would decide a long, complicated World Cup. On this evidence, Brazil have been listening — even if, for much of the match against Japan, they seemed determined to test the theory to destruction.One could argue this was not simply a 2
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Martinelli to the rescue as Brazil edge Japan 2-1 in last 32
HOUSTON, June 29 : Brazil survived a World Cup last-32 scare when they fought back to beat Japan 2-1 after Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in a shot at the far post deep in stoppage time on Monday. Brazil, who will next face Norway or Ivory Coast in New Jersey on July 5, looked like they were…
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Brazil unchanged, Japan opt for five-man defence
HOUSTON, June 29 : Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti named an unchanged side for Monday’s World Cup round-of-32 match against Japan, keeping faith with the team who beat Scotland 3-0 in their final Group C game. Japan made four changes as they try to beat the five-time champions at a World Cup for the first time.
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Japan coach vows to pick penalty shootout takers against Brazil
HOUSTON, June 28 : Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said on Sunday he will likely decide who takes penalty kicks if the round of 32 World Cup clash against Brazil ends up going to a shootout rather than let the players decide for themselves. Japan crashed out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after three…
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Ancelotti hopes to see more of Neymar against Japan in round of 32 clash
HOUSTON, June 28 : Coach Carlo Ancelotti is hopeful he will have Neymar available for more minutes in Monday’s World Cup round of 32 fixture against Japan in Houston, and believes his Brazil side are ready for anything in what will be a tough knockout fixture.Neymar has been working his way back to fitness fr
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Japan look to turn tables on mentors Brazil on World Cup stage
DALLAS, June 28 : Hajime Moriyasu’s quest to lead Japan deep into the World Cup faces a master-versus-apprentice last-32 clash on Monday against Brazil, the country that has done more than any other to shape the game in the four-times Asian Cup-winning nation.The Japanese squad travelled to North America with
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