Yokohama – Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu had plenty to crow about on Thursday night after his team’s dominant 3-0 win over South Korea.
Instead, the majority of his post-match news conference was dedicated to the circumstances under which the match was held, and the inspiration he hoped his Samurai Blue squad would bring to a Japanese public that continues to live under restrictions imposed as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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