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Sweet music: Whitmore (right) scored two goals in a 14-minute span to lead Jamaica to its first World Cup win    Stu Forster/Allsport  
Jamaica ends on a high note

2-1 victory over Japan lifts the Reggae Boyz

For Fitzroy Simpson and the rest of the Jamaican team, there was absolutely no rush to leave the field. They had come to France to show the world the free-form party that they call Jamaican soccer, and in their final match the Reggae Boyz finally got
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1-0 win over Japan puts Croatia on cusp of 2nd round
Davor Suker finally converted in the 77th minute after several near misses, giving Croatia a 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday and putting it on the edge of the second round of the World Cup.
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Argentina's Batistuta capitalizes on Japanese mistake
Japan found out about the World Cup the hard way. Making their debut in soccer's world championship and set to be co-hosts in 2002, the Japanese created a string of chances against two-time champion Argentina on Sunday but gave star striker Gabriel Batistuta the only goal of the game in a 1-0 loss.
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Group H W L T Pts
Argentina 3 0 0 9
Croatia 2 1 0 6
Jamaica 1 2 0 3
Japan 0 3 0 0

Japan World Cup Schedule
Sunday, June 14
Argentina 3, Japan 0
At Toulouse

Saturday, June 20
Croatia 1, Japan 0
At Nantes

Friday, June 26
Jamaica 2, Japan 1
At Lyon

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