Soccer Football - International Friendly - Japan vs Paraguay - Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria - June 12, 2018 Japan's Yoshinori Muto in action with Paraguay's Oscar Romero REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
(Reuters) - Japan claimed their first victory of the year on Tuesday, coming from behind to beat Paraguay 4-2 and boost sagging morale a week before their opening World Cup Group H match against Colombia.
It was The Blue Samurai's first win under coach Akira Nishino, who had lost friendlies against Ghana and Switzerland since taking over in April.
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