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Growing hunger for more shots at the World Cup
Asia News Network writers mull over lessons from the World Cup games. Here are excerpts.
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Japan's coach Hajime Moriyasu (left, bottom) talks to the players after losing in the penalty shoot-out after extra time at the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Japan and Croatia.
PHOTO: AFP
Although Japan failed to achieve its long-cherished dream of advancing to the World Cup quarter-finals, a solid mark has been left on Japanese soccer history through the efforts of the Hajime Moriyasu-coached national team, which vanquished major powers of the soccer world.
Japan lost to Croatia in a penalty shoot-out in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.
