Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic lamented his players' inability to wrap up their "fantastic" World Cup qualifying campaign with a flourish after a 1-0 defeat away to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night.But the Bosnian tactician was quick to defend his team selection in what was an ultimately meaningless match for the Blue Samurai, given they had already booked their tickets to Russia 2018 with last week's 2-0 home win over Australia."We have had a fantastic journey on the road to the finals and it is just shame we could not end it with a win," Halilhodzic told the post-match press conference.Japan …READ FULL ARTICLE