Almost two years on, Japan striker Shinji Okazaki is still hurting from his team's stunning World Cup exit.
The Samurai Blue were 2-0 up against Belgium and about 20 minutes away from securing a historic quarter-final spot when goals by Jan Vertonghen and Marouane Fellaini made it 2-2. Then, disaster struck for them in the dying seconds when they tried to go for the kill but ended up committing football hara-kiri.
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