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Blue Samurai beat Les Bleus

October 12, 2012
A smash-and-grab goal from Yasuyuki Konno earned Japan a 1-0 victory over France, who endured a demoralising warm-up to their crucial World Cup qualifier against Spain.

While world champions Spain prepared for Tuesday night's showdown with a comfortable 4-0 win over Belarus, Didier Deschamps' men were looking to stretch their legs against a nation they had beaten five times in five meetings.

However, thanks to the heroics of visiting goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, and the astonishing ...

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