Honda powers Japan to Brazil, South Korea close in

TOKYO, June 5 — Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals after a last-gasp home draw against Australia yesterday, while arch-rivals South Korea also conjured up a late equaliser in Beirut to inch closer to a spot in Brazil. The 62,000-plus crowd at Saitama stadium survived anxious moments before playmaker Keisuke Honda ...