Soccer: Japan edged by Belgium 1-0 in friendly

Japan narrowly lost to fifth-ranked Belgium in a friendly on Tuesday as Romelu Lukaku gave the hosts a 1-0 victory.The Manchester United striker headed home a cross from Nacer Chadli in the 72nd minute, taking his international tally to 31 goals to become the nation's all-time top scorer at the age of 24.Substitute Kenyu Sugimoto had a left-footed shot saved in the 77th minute by Belgium goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who also denied Japan chances to take the lead before the break.Urawa Reds midfielder Kazuki Nagasawa made his debut for Japan, getting the thumbs up from manager Vahid Halilhodzi…READ FULL ARTICLE