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Maybe I will go to the FIFA Fan Festival and find some Japanese fans to celebrate with, but I need a breather. My heart is going up and down,” he said, his hands moving in a wave. Four years ago, Hajime Moriyasu’s first mission upon being appointed coach of Japan was to build his team around a new generation. Of the regulars who played at the last World Cup in Russia, not one was younger than 25. The manager then, Akira Nishino, had decided to focus mainly on experienced players and succeeded in reaching the last 16, but this meant that regeneration would be required before 2022. ITV pundit Graeme Souness questioned if "something untoward" was going on, while Spain manager Luis Enrique claimed images he had seen after the match "must have been manipulated" and "it cannot be that this photo is real". Fifa declined to comment. This year’s edition of the World Cup is the first one ever to be held in an Arab country. Hence, it has been more accessible – geographically, logistically and culturally – to people from the region than any previous World Cup. It has also given people from the region space to gather in large numbers without the usual fear of repression.
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However, Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu opted for rotation over continuity, making five changes, and that resulted in a subdued performance and a scoreline that blew the group wide open. Takuya Kudo, 23, burst into tears as soon as the final whistle blew. “I’m just so happy,” he said. “Honestly, I never thought Japan would do this well. I’m just really thrilled.” Part of the reason for this false impression is the respect with which the manager has always treated the veterans who have lost their starting places. Moriyasu is careful with his words and always prefers to talk of “generational fusion” rather than transition. Four remaining players from 2018 – Eiji Kawashima, Yuto Nagatomo, Genki Haraguchi and Gaku Shibasaki – have played vital supporting roles without a word of complaint despite being dropped to the bench.
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Doha delights again!” one newspaper headlined its online edition, evoking memories of what the media labelled the “Miracle of Doha” after Japan’s win over Germany. Kunkel and his friend were then allowed to walk down to the station platform where CNN accompanied them to the match. Kunkel’s friend said he didn’t want to talk to CNN. The World Cup is well underway in Qatar, but issues surrounding LGBTQ+ rights for the Gulf state, world soccer governing body FIFA, teams and fans just won’t go away. The overriding feeling among the fans of the Blue Samurai was that of disbelief, and Knichi said the win against the 2014 world champions will go down as Japan’s best in the tournament’s history. The victory was the lead story in broadsheet and tabloid newspapers, with some noting that the agony of 29 years ago had been replaced in the national consciousness by the “Miracle of Doha”.
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Moroccan fans have also been seen celebrating at Doha’s iconic Souq Waqif, singing the famous Rajawi chant:
Hawk-Eye goal-line technology, in use during the game, detects if a ball has crossed the goal-line for a goal, not whether it has crossed the line outside of that area.
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CNN witnessed Kunkel being allowed through, though the 23-year-old German was again taken to one side. Indeed, the Palestinian flag is a sign of Arab political agency and has been a constant feature in the stands at football matches. Fans hold a large Palestinian flag at the Tunisia vs Australia match at the FIFA World Cup 2022 on November 26, in Doha, Qatar [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera] In former Japanese occupied countries, the rising sun flag symbolizes Japanese imperial aggression and war crimes. The flags were carried by soldiers and were raised when enemy territories fell to Japanese forces. When Nanjing fell to the Japanese forces, both the rising sun flag and Hinomaru were raised above the city walls, buildings, and on street corners as Japanese soldiers committed rapes and murders. In Korea, the flag is a reminder of Japanese colonialism, a time during which Japan ruled harshly and crushed korean dissent ruthlessly. During wartime mobilization, Koreans were sent as soldiers to the front and tens of thousands of young women were drafted as Comfort Women. To this day, the flag brings to mind the painful memories of the long and harsh rule. Our dreams never came true.' These men helped build Qatar's World Cup, now they are struggling to survive Among other things, the students argued the design was “making a fool out of South Korea” and “the Rising Sun flag is on par with the Nazi flag.”
Germany had taken the lead in the 33rd minute when İlkay Gündoğan netted a penalty to cap a dominant performance. But they then failed to convert several chances and were made to pay by two second-half goals in the space of eight minutes from Ritsu Doan (75′) and Asano (83′). While Japanese fans have long been praised for tidying up stadiums around the world, on Thursday there was as much online love for the players. When asked to clarify the dress code for fans, FIFA referred CNN to the tournament handbook, which states “expats and tourists are free to wear the clothing of their choice, as long as it is modest and respectful to the culture.”
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Take a look at how the most dramatic World Cup final played out, with alternative angles, behind the scenes content and unseen shots. Amid a celebration held at a university in Spain in November, South Korean students protested the film festival’s promotional poster that featured a Japanese Rising Sun flag and demanded design changes. Goal! Japan 0, Costa Rica 1. Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda. Moriyasu has been criticised a lot in the past, but he showed he can be a good strategist. I predict – I hope – that we can beat Costa Rica and draw against Spain. I’ll be cheering them on.” Fans chanting “Nippon! Nippon!” celebrated before sunrise on the famous scramble crossing in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, and later exchanged high-fives with bleary eyed commuters pouring out of the train station.
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Citing "sources familiar with the matter", Kyodo News reports that the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) will select Watabe for the role.
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