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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Daichi Kamada and his Japanese teammates were minutes away from a World Cup<\/a> -opening loss that wouldn’t have been unexpected considering the opponent.<\/p>\n

His tying goal will be remembered for a long time in his homeland, especially if the country with some soccer momentum reaches the round of 16 again.<\/p>\n

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