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England 0-1 Japan: Kaoru Mitoma nets deserved win as Three Lions try to fire again

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Brighton striker Kaoru Mitoma scored the winner for Japan with his ninth international goal

England’s World Cup hopefuls did little to convince Thomas Tuchel of their worth when he named his squad in two months’ time as another testy squad was resurrected after a 1-0 defeat to Japan at Wembley. By the time the Three Lions take the field against New Zealand on June 6, Tuchel will have announced … Read more

Mitoma erupted as Japan beat England to give Tuchel the World Cup title

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Mitoma erupted as Japan beat England to give Tuchel the World Cup title

It’s not the question Thomas Tuchel wants to entertain at the World Cup this summer, but it’s the question he ran into here in what should have been a big game at Wembley in England. Can the team succeed against good opposition without Harry Kane? The answer played out in an even more depressing 90 … Read more