Costa Rica produced another World Cup

upset as Keysher Fuller scored the only goal to sink Group E rivals Japan 1-0 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. Defender Fuller fired a late winner with Costa Rica’s first shot on target in the 81st minute to throw the group wide open and bring Japan crashing back down to earth after their stunning opening win against Germany. Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu made five changes and was punished for resting key players as his side were unable to replicate those heroics. Costa Rica had been thrashed 7-0 in their opening game against Spain and, after frustrating Japan for large periods, they snatched an unlikely victory. Boss Luis Fernando Suarez said: “We are still alive. We weren’t dead yesterday and now we are very much in this, alive still. We will have to apply the same pressure as in the past two games.”