Hajime Moriyasu. A defensive midfielder who represented Japan, Moriyasu took over as manager at his old club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, eight years after retiring. His first job proved massively successful, with the team winning the J1 League title in his first season and three times in total during his reign. He also led the side to third place at the 2015 Club World Cup. He is known for his careful, cautious style of management.

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Our dreams never came true.' These men helped build Qatar's World Cup, now they are struggling to survive Indeed, the Palestinian flag is a sign of Arab political agency and has been a constant feature in the stands at football matches. Fans hold a large Palestinian flag at the Tunisia vs Australia match at the FIFA World Cup 2022 on November 26, in Doha, Qatar [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]Ghana's defender John Paintsil (C) steps in between Ghana's defender Isaac Vorsah (L) and Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez (R) during the 2010 World Cup quarter-final football match between Uruguay and Ghana on July 2, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, in suburban Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo by Roberto SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/AFP via Getty Images A detailed view of the "OneLove" armband worn by Holland's Georginio Wijnaldum during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship round of 16 match against the Czech Republic at the Puskas Arena on June 27, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. Alex Livesey/UEFA/Getty Images When asked to clarify the dress code for fans, FIFA referred CNN to the tournament handbook, which states “expats and tourists are free to wear the clothing of their choice, as long as it is modest and respectful to the culture.” Still, Palestinians and their allies have succeeded in making this boycott happen at FIFA’s biggest event in their own way: from the bottom up. While it remains to be seen how this powerful show of solidarity will translate into political action, this World Cup will definitely be remembered for a clear-cut historic victory: Palestine vs Israel 1-0 The 23-year-old says both Faeser and the German Football Association (DFB) have been supportive of his actions and that the DFB even provided him with more rainbow items after his were confiscated.

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Beneath headlines marking Japan’s “momentous” and “stunning” victory over the four-time World Cup winners, media reports heaped praise on coach Hajime Moriyasu – a member of the team whose dreams had been shattered in Doha 29 years earlier – whose five half-time substitutions proved to be a stroke of genius.CNN witnessed the conclusion to the incident at the Msheireb Metro Station, in Doha, as Bengt Kunkel, who was wearing a rainbow-colored sweatband and his friend – sporting a similarly colored armband – refused to hand over the items. The rainbow is a symbol of LGBTQ+ pride. Kishida invited derision on social media after a tweet appeared on his official account while the match was taking place in which he mentioned his visit earlier in the day to the imperial palace. “I expressed my gratitude for a bountiful harvest and prayed for the prosperity of the imperial family and the peace of the nation,” he wrote. The response from social media users: why aren’t you watching the football? Japan made its World Cup debut in 1998 but was unable to go past the first round. It crossed that hurdle when it co-hosted the tournament with South Korea in 2002, and then again in 2010 and 2018. The result leaves both teams on three points after two games, with Spain - who still top the group on goal difference - facing Germany later on Sunday (19:00 GMT).