Japan's win sends the Samurai Blue into the round of 16 as the Group E winner. The team's next challenge is a showdown with Group F runner-up Croatia.
Ao Tanaka’s goal may have rescued the Samurai Blue’s World Cup campaign, but it was Kaoru Mitoma’s touchline assist that has fans and pundits debating technology's place in refereeing.
The magic Japan conjured up in its upset of Germany is gone, and only uncertainty awaits after an uninspired showing in a loss against Costa Rica at the World Cup in Qatar.
The Samurai Blue's shift of tactics to a three-back system paid dividends in the second half as Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late to clinch a famous victory.
Japan's rise on the global stage has come as more fans feel disconnected from a squad of stars who mostly play abroad.
Japan has set its sights on the quarterfinals in Qatar but may need to go through two former champions to get there.
This edition of the tournament has generated far more headlines about what’s taken place off the pitch than what’s expected to take place on it.
Sports writer Dan Orlowitz joins the show to catch us up on where Japan stands in the global soccer landscape and the controversies swirling around the host nation of Qatar.
The J. League club has increased its cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, including the promotion of "Easy Japanese" for foreign residents.
Yokohama's win at Vissel was enough to give the J. League cofounder its first championship since 2019 and second under an Australian coach, denying prefectural rival Frontale a three-peat.
