South Americans collect their first win in 16 yearsFiji facing up to an early exit after two lossesThere’s never been a
World Cup match quite like the one they played in Kamaishi this bright, blue, Wednesday afternoon, when it seemed as though every single one of the 35,000 people who live here was out onto the streets to welcome in the few thousand fans who had come to their little town.
The world’s media was here, too, drawn by the story of Kamaishi’s ongoing recovery from the devastating
tsunami that obliterated the place in 2011. Even Crown Prince Akishino came. The game was fit for a king, too, the first upset of this World Cup.