The British public broadcaster BBC reported on Japan’s progress to the final tournament in an online article headlined “Japan’s ‘Comeback King’ cannot be underestimated in top 16”.
The article said: “Croatia’s next opponents should be wary because the ‘Blue Samurai’ has emerged as Qatar’s ‘comeback king’ and has already taken two heavy casualties with his spectacular substitutes.” I’m telling you.
It is the third time in World Cup history that a team losing at half-time has won twice in the same tournament, after Brazil in 1938 and West Germany in 1970.
