Japan and Spain feature in a clash that will decide who enters the semis of the men’s soccer Olympics tournament in Paris. Spain is a moderate favorite, but Japan plays excellent football, with the Samurai surpassing all the expectations so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, we know that Japan had a solid team, but no one on our desk expected them to post all three clean sheets during the Olympics’ group stage. Fantastic Leo Kokubo, Sint Truidense’s goalkeeper, is by far the best in his position in this tournament, but that can’t hide the fact that the entire team plays well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After humiliating Paraguay in the opening event, 5-0, Japan went on to beat Mali and Israel with the same result, 1-0; this ended the group stage with all nine points. Even though they secured the spot in the quarterfinals even before the match with Israel, Samuari didn’t calculate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n