Japan may have already exceeded expectations at the World Cup, but the Samurai Blue are capable of taking their play to an even higher level, coach Akira Nishino said Wednesday.Japan will play their final group match against Poland at Volgograd Arena on Thursday, with a draw good enough to guarantee them just their second knockout-stage berth on foreign soil.While world No. 8 Poland had been widely predicted to win Group H and 61st-ranked Japan were tipped to finish last, the two sides come into the match in opposite situations, with the Samurai Blue joint leaders and the Europeans eliminat…READ FULL ARTICLE
