Things are looking incredibly positive for Japan as the World Cup edges closer.
Last month¡¯s 1-0 victories away to Scotland and England extended Samurai Blue¡¯s winning run to five matches, and the team is increasingly comfortable when taking on the best in the world.
The first-ever triumph over England, in particular, will have served as a huge boost to Hajime Moriyasu¡¯s men, with the Three Lions becoming the fourth scalp of a former world champion claimed in recent years, following famous results against Germany and Spain at the previous World Cup and Brazil in a Tokyo friendly last October.
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