(Reuters) - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni will begin an inquest into what went wrong with his Asian champions after their confident predictions of World Cup glory looked comical as they capitulated under tpressure against Ivory Coast.
Japan slumped to a 2-1 loss in their Group C clash in Recife on Saturday that left them with plenty of fixes required to make the knockout stages.
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