World Cup: 5 things we learned from Japan's round-of-16 loss to Belgium

Japan's World Cup ended at the hands of Belgium on Monday with the Samurai Blue going down 3-2 in Rostov-On-Don. Here are five things we learned.Japan must learn how to take a punchAfter a first half in which the Europeans had long periods of dominance, Japan took a shock two-goal lead at the start of the second. The Asian team, however, were knocked off balance when Belgium began to fight back, with Akira Nishino's team giving up their lead and along with it their hopes of advancing to a first-ever quarterfinal. To stop history repeating, the Samurai Blue must learn how to better deal with…READ FULL ARTICLE