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Bundesliga outfit 1.FC Union Berlin have made attacking midfielder Keita Endo their third summer signing. The 22-year-old leaves his native Japan on a season long loan with the option to buy. Keita Endo Joins 1.FC Union Berlin Third Summer Signing Keita Endo joins 1.FC Union Berlin on a season long loan from Yokohoma F. Marinos. […] READ MORE
Belgium and Japan met on Monday in their Round of 16 fixture for a place in the quarter-finals with Brazil in an end-to-end game. The South Americans defeated Mexico early in the afternoon and now Belgium will face them on Friday evening. With the score level late in the second half, Nacer Chadli scored a […] READ MORE
This year’s FIFA World Cup will see Belgium v Japan in the round of 16. The Belgians finished top of Group G while Japan finished in second position in Group H. Japan were lucky to get through their group. They eventually finished behind Colombia. However, a 1-0 loss to Poland in their final game led […] READ MORE
Poland claim their first World Cup victory after Jan Bednarek gave Poland all three points, beating Japan 1-0. Akira Nishino made an unexpected six changes to his side leaving key players like Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda on the bench which proved to be a huge risk after a nervy second half. Poland, Senegal Eliminated […] READ MORE
All eyes will be on the Japan side this time round in Group H as at least a draw will see them through to the knock out stages of the World Cup as Poland have endured a surprisingly poor tournament and will be looking to play for credibility. Get ready for Japan v Poland. Japan […] READ MORE
Keisuke Honda rescued a draw for Japan in their Group H encounter with Senegal. The former AC Milan midfielder had only been on the pitch for a few minutes when he equalised after Moussa Wague’s goal. Senegal had initially taken the lead through Sadio Mane but were pegged back by Takashi Inui’s goal. Keisuke Honda […] READ MORE
Japan beat Colombia in the Group H opener at the FIFA World Cup by two goals to one. In an entertaining encounter, Shinji Kagawa and Yuya Osako got the goals for Japan as Juan Quintero’s clever free-kick proved to be ineffective for the Colombians. In quite a humid day in Saransk, Japan avenged their defeat […] READ MORE
An early red card for Carlos Sanchez and the resulting penalty gave Colombia a lot to do against Japan. A first half equaliser gave them hope but an improved second-half performance saw Japan run out 2-1 winners in this Group H opener. Carlos Sanchez Sees Red Colombia found themselves a man short before three minutes […] READ MORE
As Colombia are set to take on Japan in the first game in Group H, we take a look at the sides to see if we can expect any revenge from Japan after the Colombians beat them 4-1 at this stage in the last World Cup thanks to a James Rodriguez masterclass. Colombia v Japan Location: Mordovia Arena […] READ MORE
