Japan's hopes of ending a 53-year medal drought in men's Olympic football were shattered Friday after a 3-1 defeat to Mexico in the third-place playoff at the Tokyo Games.Japan were aiming to win their first medal since taking bronze at the 1968 Mexico Games when they beat Mexico 2-0, but it was the Mexicans that exacted the revenge on this occasion.Sebastian Cordova opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 13th minute at Saitama Stadium and the hosts were dealt another blow when Johan Vasquez peeled away from his marker to double Mexico's lead with a 22nd-minute header.The Mexicans,…READ FULL ARTICLE
