Football: Japan beaten at death by Brazil, leave World Cup in round of 32

Japan came close to making history but suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Brazil at the death in the World Cup round of 32 on Monday, falling short of their first-ever knockout-phase win at the tournament.Kaishu Sano scored a 29th-minute opener for Japan, but Casemiro leveled with a 56th-minute header and Gabriel Martinelli netted the winner for the five-time champions in the fifth minute of stoppage time at Houston Stadium.Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu could not get the better of Carlo Ancelotti, his revered Italian counterpart, for a second time after Japan claimed a 3-2 comeback vict…READ FULL ARTICLE