Returning Kagawa the latest former Europe-based star back in Japan2YGabriel TanMatthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images
JapanFootballAmid heartbreak, Japan will learn that brute force is sometimes required to break down a wall2YGabriel TanAP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
JapanFootballMore than Croatia, the 'wall of the best 16' could be Japan's biggest obstacle in making history2YGabriel TanMaja Hitij - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
JapanFootballAfter stunning upsets, Japan may as well smash and grab for the rest of the FIFA World Cup2YGabriel TanAP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
JapanFootballJapan can again prove they can match it with the "golden standard" -- but will Moriyasu let them?2YGabriel TanAP Photo/Luca Bruno