SAITAMA -- Tuesday was a historic day for Japanese soccer as the boys in blue earned the first-ever World Cup point for the cohosting nation after fighting to a 2-2 draw with Belgium.
Meanwhile, South Korea made a bit of history as well by recording its first victory in a World Cup match in its sixth trip to the finals. South Korea beat Poland 2-0 in Pusan.
Second-half goals from Takayuki Suzuki and Man-of-the-Match Junichi Inamoto got Japan off to a good start as its Group H campaign kicked off at Saitama Stadium.