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Gabriel Martinelli match Japan Brazil

Six Minutes From Disaster

How Brazil Survived Japan’s Ambush to Keep the Hexa Dream Alive eyesonbrasil For 95 minutes in Houston, the Samurai Blue had Brazil’s number. Disciplined, fast, and utterly fearless, Japan pushed the five-time champions to the very edge of a World Cup elimination that would have sent shockwaves through Brazilian football. Then, in the sixth minute…
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Vinicius Júnior World Cup

Brazil’s Burden and Brilliance

Vinícius Júnior Carries the Hexa Dream Into Houston eyesonbrasil There’s a particular kind of pressure reserved for Brazilian forwards wearing the number 7 — or, depending on the era, the number 10 — at a World Cup. It’s the pressure of an entire nation that doesn’t just want to win, but wants to win beautifully,…
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The Ship That Never Needs a Gas Station

Inside Japan’s Seawater-Powered Energy Vessel eyesonindonesia There’s a viral image making the rounds: a sleek white research ship slicing through Pacific waters, its hull painted with the words “海水から、未来のエネルギーへ” — “From seawater, to the energy of the future.” The caption claims Japan has built a vessel that makes its own clean fuel and never needs…
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