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Japan
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Bosnian footballer and coach who won 16 caps playing for Yugoslavia and went on to manage Japan’s national team
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The draw threw up political intrigue, a heavyweight European clash and one group that is particularly hard to call
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Minute-by-minute report: A late brace from Kaoru Mitoma secured Japan’s qualification and consigned Australia to the playoff route to reach Qatar
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Defeat in Saitama added further complexity to a World Cup qualification campaign that has proven a difficult one to nail down
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Coronavirus has brought a halt to the J-League, the K-League and the CSL, with the Olympics weighing heavily on minds
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Germany v Netherlands should be another belter, Chad make their return and will Brighton’s Mac Allister play for Argentina?
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Uruguay twice came from behind to draw 2-2 against a young Japan side in the Copa América with the help of two questionable refereeing decisions
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Lucy Staniforth, Karen Carney and Beth Mead scored excellent first-half goals as England won the SheBelieves Cup for the first time
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Two first-half goals set the World Cup 2022 hosts on their way to a huge boost
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South Korea beat Japan 2-1 in the Asian Games football final and a gold medal exempts Tottenham forward Son Heung-min from 21 months’ military service
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Honda signs a two-year contract to coach Cambodia national team but Melbourne Victory insist it won’t stop him playing in the A-League
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As the dust settles on the World Cup in Russia, readers have been sharing their verdicts on their teams’ performances
Socceroos consigned to play-offs as Japan secure World Cup berth with win