Tripped Jordan, Japan Delayed Qualified for 2014 World Cup

PHOTO: AFP / Khalil Mazraawi Amman - Japan should suspend their certainty to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. Only need a draw, 'Samurai Blue' 1-2 defeat at the hands of even host Jordan.With status as leaders in Group B 2014 World Cup Qualifying Asian Zone, a value of 14 is sufficient to deliver the team made it to the Brazilian Alberto Zaccheroni next year.However, the match at King Abdullah International Stadium on Tuesday (26/03/2013), Japan actually surrendered. Jordan 1-0 in the 45th minute through Khalil Bani Ateyah. However, after Japan dominated the match.Shinji Kagawa et al. get a number of chances, but always failed to goal to fruition. Instead, Jordan just added to goals by Ahmad Ibrahim in the 60th minute.Jordan's second goal was the result of hard work of Abraham. Numbered 10 players that took the ball on the left side despite his team, sprinting while droving the ball into the penalty box, and finally breaking goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.It was only nine minutes later Kagawa made the position changed to 2-1. Gastric ball into the penalty box with Jordan struck half volley by a Manchester United player.Japan then get a penalty on 71 minutes after Atsuto Uchida was fouled inside the penalty box. Japan on the verge of escape, if the penalty was entered, and the position ended 2-2. However, in reality not.Yasuhito Endo, who advanced into the executioner failed to do their job properly. His kick to the left goalkeeper Amer Sabbah been read. Sabbah also be dismissed.Thanks to this victory, Jordan who had been on the caretaker position up to the order of two standings with a score of 7, shifts the position of the new Australian collecting the value of 6. While Japan remained top of the standings with a value of 13.For the record, this is the first Japanese defeat in the group phase.LineupJordan: Amer Sabbah, Saeed Al Murjan, Amer Deeb (Hamza Al Daradeh 84), Mohammad Mustafa, Odai Alsaify, Ahmad Ibrahim, Khalil Bani Ateyah, Shadi Abu Hashhash, Basem Othman, Anas Bani Yaseen, Oday Samir Zahran (Adnan Hasan 38) .Japan: Eiji Kawashima, Gotoku Sakai (Yuichi Komano 79), Atsuto Uchida, Maya Yoshida, Yasuhito Endo, Hiroshi Kyotake (Takashi Inui 86), Shinji Okazaki, Shinji Kagawa, Yasuyuki Konno, Makoto Hasebe, Ryoichi Maeda (Mike Havenaar 64).