NUREMBERG, Germany -- It's all but over for the Boys in Blue.
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| Japan defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (right) and Dado Prso of Croatia battle for the ball during their World Cup Group F first-round match in Nuremberg, Germany, on Sunday. |
Japan's World Cup hopes suffered a near fatal blow in Nuremberg on Sunday as Zico's men were held to a 0-0 draw by Croatia.