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Manager breaks rules by handling press duties alone as his players look to bounce back from shock defeat against Japan

The Germans face Spain in their second Group E match after losing their first against Japan

When the World Cup draw came out in April, one of the highlights of the group stage was Sunday’s Spain vs. Germany at Al Bayt Stadium. Eight months later, the game between the two former world champions and pre-tournament favorites gained even more prominence thanks to Germany’s surprising loss to…

Richard Hinds, 29, who strangled the 21-year-old in Japan in 2012, was freed last weekend

The World Cup in Qatar proving there are still gems to be sourced and the man in charge at Parkhead is better than most at it.

The World Cup final defeat in Japan still haunts England’s coach who has challenged his side to gain revenge at Twickenham

In 1977, 13-year-old Megumi Yokota vanished from the Japanese coastal city of Niigata on her way home from school. Twenty-five years later, North Korea admitted that its agents had snatched her away, along with 12 other Japanese citizens, in order to train its spies. In a groundbreaking diplomatic move, Pyongyang…

Japan take on Costa Rica in today’s early World Cup kick-off with Takuma Asano and Takehiro Tomiyasu on the bench.

Today’s World Cup action kicks off with Japan versus Costa Rica.