Japan the example to follow but this has been a dismal World Cup for Asia

Iran were treated badly while two countries were debutants but Saudi Arabia and South Korea should have done betterFor a while, it looked as if Asia’s biggest World Cup result was on and Japan were going to beat Brazil. A team full of energy, skill and verve looked superior to the South Americans and were sending out a statement to the rest of the world and also back home that a new dawn was indeed here.The second half wasn’t quite so good. The energy levels could not be sustained, the…