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The ‘Tico’ team was outplayed for almost the entire match, but took advantage of a poor Japanese start and, ten minutes from the end, won 1-0 with a goal by Keysher Fuller. Those led by the Colombian Luis Fernando Suárez revived after the 0-7 against Spain and will play their pass against Germany.
That football does not understand merit is a highly proven maxim. Costa Rica’s 1-0 win over Japan is just the latest example of this unwritten rule.
Shocked by the humiliating 0-7 opening against Spain, the Central American team had no qualms about taking refuge and prioritizing the clean sheet against their Asian counterpart. And he had the necessary forcefulness to, after 80 minutes of Japanese dominance, snatch the three points thanks to an error by his rival.
Yeltsin Tejeda pressed and recovered from a failed defensive start by the ‘Blue Samurai’ and enabled Keysher Fuller, who took a left-footed shot that rose and slipped past goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda, a figure in the historic 2-1 win against Germany but loose response in the meantime.
Thus, Costa Rica added its first three points of the tournament and will look for a feat on the last day against Germany to get into the top 16.
Japan took heavy punishment for their lack of depth. Despite the dominance and search, he lacked speed and precision in the final meters to achieve a victory that would have left him on the verge of the round of 16. Now they will have to play their classification against Spain.
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