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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA][FIFA WORLD CUP] Japan confident of bright future despite heartbreak

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December 7, 2022

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Doha: Japan failed to reach the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals once again but stunning wins over Germany and Spain and more players moving to Europe suggest the Blue Samurai will return stronger.

Japan were eliminated by Croatia in the last 16 on Monday in Qatar, going out on penalties after a nerve-jangling 1-1 draw with the 2018 finalists.

It was the fourth time Japan had exited at the first knock-out stage and denied them a much-coveted quarter-final debut in their seventh straight FIFA World Cup appearance.




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