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Japan 5 Afghanistan 0: Hosts continue fine qualification form
Shinji Okazaki Japan cruised to a comfortable 5-0 home win over Afghanistan to close in on the third round of AFC World Cup qualifying.
Japan 3 Cambodia 0: Hosts pick up first qualifying win
Keisuke Honda Keisuke Honda, Maya Yoshida and Shinji Kagawa found the net as Japan beat Cambodia 3-0 in World Cup qualifying.
How Ronald Koeman rebuilt Saints' defence and made Lovren a distant memory
Stats Zone Michael Cox uses free analysis tool Stats Zone to heap some much-deserved praise on Southampton's central defenders, ahead of Sunday's showdown with Liverpool...
Singapore 0 Japan 3: Honda inspires dominant victory
Mu Kanazaki Mu Kanazaki scored a maiden Japan goal in his first international for five years, while Keisuke Honda was also on target to down Singapore.
Yoshida targeting Japan's best World Cup finish
Maya Yoshida Japan defender Maya Yoshida is targeting the country's best finish at a FIFA World Cup by reaching the quarter-finals in Brazil.
Southampton 1 Leicester City 4: Puel serves up Saints revenge
Shinji Okazaki Southampton were handed a painful home loss by former boss Claude Puel, who watched his rampant Leicester City win comfortably on Wednesday.
Japan 7 Bulgaria 2: Kagawa at the double in dominant win
Shinji Okazaki Shinji Kagawa and Maya Yoshida both scored twice as Japan thrashed Bulgaria 7-2 to reach the Kirin Cup final.
