Japan made hard work of a match in which they held all the cards but were saved by a late Yuya Osako winner which earned them a 2-1 win in their World Cup opener against a 10-man Colombia on Tuesday.The win at Mordovia Arena in Saransk is the first for an Asian team over a South American opponent at a World Cup and is Japan's first at the tournament since they beat Denmark in the final group game of the 2010 edition.Shinji Kagawa scored his 31st goal for the national team and first at a World Cup after Japan were handed a one-man advantage and a penalty in the third minute.Juan Quintero eve…READ FULL ARTICLE
