PIX: Bayern held to third straight draw; Barcelona win

IMAGE: Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller is tackled by Makoto Hasebe of Eintracht Frankfurt during the Bundesliga match at Allianz Arena in Munich, on Saturday. Photograph: Alexander......

WC Preview: Attacking Japan in Pole position to progress

IMAGE: Japan's Shinji Okazaki during training. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters A revived Japan go into Thursday's decisive Group H match against an already-eliminated Poland knowing a draw......

WC Preview: 'Japan focus on winning not drawing'

IMAGE: Germany's Marco Reus during the press conference. Photograph: Axel Schmidt/Reuters Japan's only planning is for victory against already eliminated Poland and the Blue Samurai will not......

WC Preview: Revved up Colombia look to squash Japan in opening game

IMAGE: Colombia's national soccer James Rodriguez talks to Radamel Falcao. Photograph:Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters Boosted by 2014 Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez and top scorer Radamel......

Nishino opts for experienced Japan squad for World Cup

IMAGE: Japan's national soccer team's head coach Akira Nishino attends a news conference to announce his 23-man squad for the Russia 2018 World Cup. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Japan head......