There are a few surprising teams in the Round of 16 at the World Cup, but perhaps no team has written a more thrilling story of getting there than Japan.
There are a few surprising teams in the Round of 16 at theAfter following up a stunning upset of Germany with a dreadful loss to Costa Rica, Samurai Blue needed a victory against Spain to advance to the knockout stages at the expense of Die Mannschaft. Not only did Japan pull it off, but they did it by coming back from a 1-0 deficit to top Group E ahead of Spain and Germany.
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