FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Round of 16 – Japan v Croatia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar – December 5, 2022 Japan's Shogo Taniguchi, Wataru Endo and teammates look dejected after losing the penalty shootout as Japan are eliminated from the World Cup REUTERS/Dylan Martinez DOHA—Japan will have much to remember from the World Cup, not least stunning upsets of Germany and Spain in the group stage, but ultimately they fell short of their cherished goal of making the quarter-finals for the first time.

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