{"id":46535,"date":"2026-04-01T08:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46535"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:52:09","slug":"japan-emerge-as-giant-killers-with-key-wins-over-england-germany-and-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/japan-emerge-as-giant-killers-with-key-wins-over-england-germany-and-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Emerge as Giant Killers With Key Wins Over England, Germany and Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japan have quietly built a strong record against top European sides since 2019. Recent data highlights a series of impressive results that underline their growing presence in international football.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian side secured a 1-0 win against England, marking a historic moment. They followed it with another 1-0 victory over Scotland. These narrow wins showed defensive discipline and tactical control.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s most eye-catching result came against Germany, where they registered a dominant 4-1 victory. They later added another win over Germany, this time 2-1, proving the earlier result was no fluke. Between those matches, Japan also held Croatia to a 1-1 draw, a side known for their consistency in major tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Another key highlight was the 2-1 win against Spain. That result further strengthened Japan\u2019s reputation as a team capable of challenging elite opposition.<\/p>\n<p>One major milestone stands out. Japan became the first Asian nation to defeat England. This achievement adds historical weight to their recent performances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan have quietly built a strong record against top European sides since 2019. Recent data highlights a series of impressive\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":46536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4658],"tags":[3686,3432,1823,2182,1019,493,5056],"class_list":["post-46535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fifa-world-cup","tag-david-ornstein","tag-england","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-fifa-2026","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-japan","tag-japan-football-team"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46537,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46535\/revisions\/46537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}