SARANSK, Russia - Japan shocked the football world by sacking head coach Vahid Halilhodzic just two months before the World Cup, but with the Samurai Blue pulling off an unexpected victory over Colombia in their Group H opener Tuesday, the move seems largely vindicated.
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