Japan produced a stunning comeback to beat Spain 2-1 and secure top spot in World Cup Group E.Spain had looked in total control at half-time after taking the lead through Alvaro Morata’s early header.Japan, though, turned things around in the space of five minutes at the start of the second half when substitute Ritsu Doan equalised before Ao Tanaka netted another – which was allowed ...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   The final day of Group E:Japan (3 points, 0 GD) vs. Spain (4 points, +7 GD) Costa Rica (3 points, -6 GD) vs. Germany (1 point, -1 GD)     2'—Croatia 0-1 CanadaFT—Croatia 4-1 CanadaPain.   De Bruyne City v Belgium     Japan 0-1 Costa Rica         Lionel Messi has Won a MOTM Awar...Full Story »

Luis Fernando Suarez has called for more of the same after seeing Costa Rica keep their World Cup dream alive to set up a daunting showdown with Germany.Keysher Fuller’s late strike handed Suarez’s side a 1-0 victory over Japan, whose 2-1 win over the Germans in the opening round of Group E fixtures had blown the group wide open.Now they will go head-to-head with Hansi Flick’s ...Full Story »

Costa Rica produced another World Cup upset as Keysher Fuller scored the only goal to sink Group E rivals Japan 1-0 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.Defender Fuller fired a late winner with Costa Rica’s first shot on target in the 81st minute to throw the group wide open and bring Japan crashing back down to earth after their stunning opening win against Germany.Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu made...Full Story »

Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu lauded a result he saw as the greatest in the team’s history after they pulled off a shock 2-1 victory over Germany in their World Cup Group E opener.Having trailed to a 33rd-minute penalty from Ilkay Gundogan, Japan fought back to triumph at the Khalifa International Stadium with strikes in the 75th and 83rd minutes from substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano, ...Full Story »

Japan were trailing 1-0 with just 15 minutes to go before an incredible double whammy sucker-punched the four-time World Cup winners and claimed them a famous 2-1 victory. Japan secured a famous victory over Germany with a late rally Credit: EPA Ritsu Doan fired the Japanese level just moments after coming off the bench Credit: Reuters Takuma Asano then raced clear to fire Japan into the lead...Full Story »

England striker Ivan Toney is at the centre of a shock match betting probe by the FA just weeks before the World Cup gets underway. Toney was handed his first Three Lions call-up in October as Gareth Southgate included the Brentford ace in his pre-World Cup squad. But former Liverpool ace Emile Heskey wouldn't take the attacker on the plane to Qatar. However, the 26-year-old's got bigger worri...Full Story »

Chelsea maintained their unbeaten run under Graham Potter but had to settle for a point after a damp squib of a derby at Brentford finished goalless. The Blues made the short trip across west London on the back of five successive victories in all competitions, winning each of the last four without conceding. Once again they kept a clean sheet, but there was a distinct lack of cutting edge up...Full Story »

Manchester United are watching Brentford striker Ivan Toney. Toney has scored six Premier League goals in nine matches so far this season. He was also Brentford's top scorer last season with 14 goals to his name, one year after he netted a then record 31 times in the Championship to earn his side promotion to the top flight. And his superb form earned him an England call-up for last month's...Full Story »

ARSENAL defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has withdrawn from Japan's squad due to "club circumstances". The Gunners right-back, 23, produced an impressive display in his side's 2-0 win over USA on Friday night. Tomiyasu has been withdrawn from the Japan squad for their second friendly match But he is now set to return to England before Japan's second friendly match of the international break against...Full Story »