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#1 Japan
Group H - Colombia, Japan, Senegal, Poland
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Matches:
19th June, 2018: Colombia 1 - 2 Japan
24th June, 2018: Japan 2 - 2 Senegal
28th June, 2018: Japan 0 - 1 Poland
Japan is the only team which qualified for the Round of 16 from Asia. They got through instead of Senegal because they had received fewer yellow cards.
Japan showed some potential against Colombia and Senegal but the real show came when they faced Belgium in Round of 16. Japan vs. Belgium was one of the best matches of this tournament which would be remembered for some time. Japan was 2-0 up against mighty Belgium and then Belgium came back stronger and won it by 3-2 with an injury-time goal. Football lovers from all over the globe are appreciating Japan's effort. They proved everyone wrong who was expecting an easy win for Belgium.
The match against Belgium would be written in Japan's football history for sure. They have lost the game but won the heart.
