Maya Yoshida

DOHA/LONDON: It is short odds that there will be a penalty shootout at the World Cup over the next two days. There has been at least one in the quarter-finals of the last nine tournaments,…

Japan goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt kept out Ener Valencia's 82nd minute penalty in Dusseldorf on Tuesday to earn Hajime Moriyasu's side a 0-0 draw with Ecuador. Schmidt reached to his right to…

By AFP TOKYO: Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu told his players to finish the job and clinch qualification for the World Cup after naming his squad Wednesday for next…