Yoshida said the Blue Samurai struggled to come down from the high of beating Germany in their opening Group E game and found it "difficult" to prepare for Costa Rica, who were coming off a 7-0 thrashing by Spain.
Japan will likely now need at least a point in their final group game against Spain to progress and Yoshida urged his teammates to pull off another famous win.
FT: 🇯🇵 Japan 0️⃣-1️⃣ Costa Rica 🇨🇷
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) November 27, 2022
Costa Rica edge Japan through their only shot on target!#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/wZXUSJfn4e
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