World Cup 2018 – Round of 16 Review (Asia)
What a World Cup it’s been for Asian football. A record amount of points accrued including a draw against the current European champions and a victory against the [...]
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#SFGTop100 Asia – Near Misses
Soon we will start revealing the names of our Top 100 Asian and African players of the year 2015. Before we get into that, though, let us first explain some of the more [...]
2014 World Cup Review: Japan
Sandals For Goalposts begins its World Cup post-mortem with an analysis of the African and Asian teams’ performances at the World Cup. First up, Martin Lowe casts his [...]
Japan 1-4 Colombia: Winless Samurai Blue crash out of the World Cup
“Don’t believe the hype” – a lesson often adhered to only in hindsight. Japan came into this tournament with a swell of fans expecting free flowing high scoring [...]
The Samurai Blue put an end to the Pharaohs dreams
A lunch time Kick off at Old Trafford with a different flavour, it wasn’t the Red Devils running onto the pitch, instead Japan and Egypt strolled onto the field for their [...]
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