After giving supporters little to cheer about during their World Cup buildup, Japan will have the odds stacked against them as they try to advance from a difficult group in Russia.Given poor results and an air of turmoil surrounding the side following the sacking of head coach Vahid Halilhodzic in April, it is no surprise that experts have made the Samurai Blue a long shot to escape the group stage for the first time since the 2010 tournament in South Africa.Ranked 61st in the latest FIFA standings, Japan are the lowliest side in Group H behind Senegal (27), Colombia (16) and Poland (8), wi…READ FULL ARTICLE