Saitama – Tuesday’s dramatic win over Australia was seemingly enough to save Samurai Blue head coach Hajime Moriyasu’s job.
Whether that salvation is deserved is another question, with the result still leaving Japan with two wins and two losses after four games — its worst start to the final group phase of World Cup qualifying since 1998.
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