Japan manager Akira Nishino believes his team should take confidence from their battling 2-2 draw with Senegal, though he admitted he would have liked his side to have taken all three points from the game.
The Samurai Blue went behind twice during the match but refused to lie down and goals from Takashi Inui and Keisuke Honda allowed Nishino's side to rescue a point and remain in a good position to qualify for the knockout stages.
Speaking in his post-match press conference (via ESPN), Nishino said: “It was a tough match, and we always knew it was going to be tough,” he said.