World Cup PHOTOS: Japan sink 10-man Colombia in historic win for Asia

IMAGE: Shinji Kagawa celebrates scoring the opening goal for Japan. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Japan beat 10-man Colombia 2-1 in Group H on Tuesday to become the first Asian side to......

PIX: When goal celebrations made for fun memories at the FIFA World Cup

There are celebrations on the football pitch  and then there are celebrations at the FIFA World Cup where a victory or a goal is celebrated animatedly. Joy becomes ecstasy and......

World Cup: Honda drives Japan to deserved 2-2 draw against Senegal

IMAGE: Keisuke Honda of Japan celebrates with teammate Yuya Osako after scoring his team's second goal. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Midfielder Keisuke Honda came off the bench to......

Japan stun Iran 3-0 to reach Asian Cup final

IMAGE: Japan benefited from a controversial penalty as they sent favourites Iran crashing 3-0 in the Asian Cup semi-final. Photograph: Asian Cup/Twitter Striker Yuya Osako scored twice in 11......

Football Friendly: Japan stun World No 5 Uruguay in thriller

IMAGE: Japan's Takumi Minamino celebrates with team mates after scoring their first goal against Uruguay at the Saitama Stadium in Saitama, Japan, on Tuesday. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Japan......