Football: Japan settle for draw with World Cup co-hosts Mexico in friendly

Japan put in a dominant performance but lacked the finishing touch in a 0-0 draw with 2026 World Cup co-hosts Mexico in a friendly in California on Saturday.Facing a non-Asian nation for the first time since Tunisia in October 2023, the 17th-ranked Samurai Blue contained the 13th-ranked Latin Americans for long spells at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in a valuable rehearsal less than 12 months before the tournament."We had the upper hand in one-on-one duels and loose balls, and scoring chances too," Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said. "But it was about finishing them off, and we need to h…READ FULL ARTICLE