Japan squandered a possibility to maneuver into the last-16 of the World Cup after Keysher Fuller’s purpose 10 minutes from time gave Costa Rica a shock 1-0 win in a match during which they’d barely any probabilities.
The Samurai Blue didn’t journey the momentum of their shock win over Germany and can rue missed alternatives after exhibiting little creativity in opposition to a Costa Rican facet who defended resolutely after their 0-7 drubbing by Spain final trip.
The end result left Japan with a tricky problem to advance to the knockout phases, with Spain as their ultimate Group E opponents on Thursday.
