Japan stun two different former World Champions!

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Japan yet again came back from a goal down to win their FIFA World Cup group stage match, this time beating Spain.

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Goals from Ritsu Doan and Ao Tanaka in the second half turned the tide against their opponents, taking his team to the Round of 16.

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Japan are the 3rd nation in FIFA World Cup history to be down at the break and come back to win 2 games in the same edition.

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Earlier, Brazil did the same in 1938 and Germany in 1970.

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The resilient Japanese are also the 1st ever Asian nation to beat 2 former FIFA World Cup Champions at the mega event.

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What makes their achievement even better is that Japan completed the win with just 17% possession.

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This is also the lowest possession ever recorded in FIFA World Cup history.

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This win took them to the top of Group E, and now, the side will face 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia in the Round of 16.

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