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DOHA -- The Japan national team practiced behind closed doors on Monday as it begins final preparations for its opening World Cup Group E match against four-time champion Germany on Wednesday.

JOHN CROSS' WORLD CUP DIARY: Gareth Southgate took the handbrake off as England beat Iran in their opening game, and fans on the Doha metro have been in full voice

DOHA, Qatar — Soccer has taken Uriel Antuna to places he never imagined. To the medal stand at the Tokyo Olympics. To clubs in the Netherlands, England and the U.S. Now to Qatar, where he'll likely make his World Cup debut Tuesday when Mexico opens group play against Poland.

Rafaelle Tsakanika, 21, of Cambridge, died in a two-car hit-and-run crash near Doha on March 30 2019.

Rafaelle Tsakanika, from Cambridge, was killed in a tragic car accident in Doha, Qatar, but her family are still left without answers three years later

Arab soccer fans at the first World Cup in the Middle East are shunning Israeli journalists in Qatar trying to interview them, illustrating challenges facing wider "warm peace" ambitions two years after some Gulf states forged ties with Israel.

Several fans heading to the group B fixture endured ticketing problems as they attempted to enter the stadium.

The Welsh fans were already having the time of their lives - then this happened

Signs of uprising were everywhere outside the stadium hosting England v Iran