Japan were looking great early in the tournament, playing the classic Brazil-in-the 80s possession style that to me constitutes "the beautiful game", but that was against lesser opponents. England were pretty successful at disrupting that, and could well have won the match.

The own goal was desperately unlucky, but what stands out the most, again, is the sloppy officiating, with another penalty called for an offense that occurred outside the box. I do hope such will not happen in the final.