Japan hung in until the very end Monday but were eliminated from the tournament -- the third straight time Japan has had the lead in the knockout round and lost.

Brazil's ageing stars left it late to beat Japan 2-1 and reach the World Cup's round of 16. Is their team too old to make a deep run?

Casemiro said Brazil avoided one of the all-time great World Cup shocks against Japan by keeping "calm."

Laurens left disappointed by Japan's game plan in Brazil defeat

Brazil are through to the round of 16 of the World Cup at the expense of Japan after Gabriel Martinelli scored a late winner in a thriller at NRG Stadium.

Gabriel Martinelli scored late injury time to give Brazil a 2-1 win over Japan in the round of 32 at the World Cup on Monday.

Fans go crazy at 2:30am in Tokyo as Japan take the lead over Brazil

Japan supporters have built a respected reputation for tidying up football stadiums before they leave. But what is the reason for it?

Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti refused to engage in "mind games" ahead of the round-of-32 clash with Japan on Monday.

Renard was appointed to try and salvage something from Tunisia's campaign, but was only able to oversee losses against Japan and the Netherlands.

With one more round of matches to be before we enter the knockouts, here's our revised ranking of Africa's World Cup 10.

Tunisia head coach Herve Renard has confirmed speculation that his contract to oversee the Carthage Eagles only runs until the end of the FIFA World Cup, with no current plans to extend beyond the tournament.