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Look to the Future
The Samurai Blue won the hearts of football lovers worldwide, with their play in Russia 2018. Now the question is: "where do we go from here".
Samurai Blue
- Samurai Blue Reports
- Japan NT History
- Early Years (~1980)
- Mori Era (1980~85)
- Post-Mori (1986-91)
- Ooft & Doha (1992-94)
- Falcao's Follies (1994)
- Kamo Japan (1995-97)
- Okada I (1997-98)
- Troussier Era (1999-2002)
- The Zico Era (2002-06)
- Osim Japan (2006-08)
- Okada II (2008-10)
- Oh Zack! (2010-14)
- Agguire Interlude (2014-15)
- Halil-hosed Again (2015-17)
- Nishino's World Cup (2018)
Hall of Fame
Samurai Blue Reports
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The Dream is Over
The Samurai Blue's quest for football's holy grail came to a tearful yet thrilling end, in a game for the ages, won by Belgium on the final play of the contest. The story is cruel, but I would not trade it for all the golden cups in the world.
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The Second Chapter
The Samurai Blue's quest for football's holy grail continued on Sunday, with a tough tussle against Senegal. The dream continjhes
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Our Chief Weapon is Surprise
As the Samurai Blue prepare for a Round-of-16 clash with Belgium, nobody gives them even a shadow of a chance. But Japan has the element of surprise. Surprise and fear . . . and ruthless efficiency . . . and . . .
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The Dream Begins
The Samurai Blue began their quest for football's holy grail on Tuesday evening. The dream has just begun
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The Dream Becomes a Nightmare
The Samurai Blue managed to stumble across the finish line and advance to the knockout round. But it certainly was not pretty to watch.
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Maya Yoshida Interview
Maya Yoshida spoke exclusively to JSoccer Magazine after the Japan game against Switzerland... He spoke about his fitness, the difficulties of settling in a new manager so quickly, and his passion for Nagasaki!.
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