Japan lost in the last 32 after giving up a 1-0 half-time lead, with Gabriel Martinelli scoring an injury-time winner in Houston.
Some of the Japan players were in tears at the end as the East Asian side's wait for a FIFA World Cup knockout stage win continued. .....
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