Ambitious Japan search for answers after World Cup exit

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Japan's national football team faces scrutiny after their World Cup exit, with midfielder Daichi Kamada calling for football to become Japan's most popular sport to improve future World Cup success. He emphasized competition from baseball as a barrier.

Japan will never win the World Cup unless football becomes the country's number one sport, midfielder Daichi Kamada warned after their heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Brazil on Monday.Football has to compete with baseball and a host of other sports in Japan and Kamada thinks that has to change if they want to progress.