Japan fans celebrate beating Spain, WC advancement

Japanese and Spanish fans celebrated their teams reaching the last 16 on Thursday as they were leaving Khalifa International Stadium.

Draped in their team's football paraphernalia, Spanish and especially Japanese fans were in a buoyant mood as they left the stadium. Japan scored twice early in the second half to come from behind to defeat Spain 2-1 in a result that put both teams into the last 16 of the World Cup.