Japan players said the team can go on and lift the trophy. Can they still achieve that feat after a loss already?
![Honda had predicted Japan to go all the way in Brazil [Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201461820612511734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Japan players said the team can go on and lift the trophy. Can they still achieve that feat after a loss already?
![Honda had predicted Japan to go all the way in Brazil [Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201461820612511734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The 23-year-old Japanese player looks to keep his nerves at Brazil 2014 and help his side progress into the knockouts.
![Yamaguchi played every minute of Japan's London 2012 campaign where they finished fourth [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014610161322648734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)