World Cup 2018: 3 things that went right for Japan against Colombia

#3 Nishino's last roll of the dice

Akira Nishino celebrating the winning goal with his players

With the game heading into the dying moments, Japan needed to gamble to pull off an upset and coach Akira Nishino made a bold call when he replaced goal-scorer Shinji Kagawa by introducing Keisuke Honda in the 70th minute. The gamble paid off handsomely when Honda's whipping delivery from a corner landed perfectly on Yuya Osako's head for the striker to guide it past David Ospina with a little help from the inside of the post.

Nishino's last roll of the dice proved to be an uncompromising one that helped Japan script history at the World Cup which in turn boosted their chances of qualifying from what now looks like a relatively open Group H.