The first occasion demonstrated to the world that Japan had arrived as a legitimate military power with its stunning defeat of the Russian Empire in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5.

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The match will be the second meeting of the sides at this tournament, which opened with Argentina stunning the hosts with a 17-12 defeat on September 7.

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The hosts looked resigned to defeat until Hitzlsperger dragged them back into it with a stunning 20-yard strike.

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