Costa Rica stunner brings Japan back to earth with a bang

Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu was punished for resting key players as his side were unable to replicate their heroics against Germany

Costa Rica's scorer Keysher Fuller, left, is celebrated after winning the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Group E: Japan 0 Costa Rica 1 (Fuller, 81)

Costa Rica produced another World Cup upset as Keysher Fuller scored the only goal to sink Japan at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.