Japan, who finished second in Asian Cup Group D, will enter the knockout phase against Bahrain, who grabbed Group E’s top spot Thursday with a 1-0 win over Jordan. Speaking to reporters in Doha, Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said of the matchup, “We must never go into a game in a way that hands momentum to our opponents.” Japan failed to win its group due to a 2-1 loss to Iraq, another team from the Middle East, that scored two first-half goals. “There was some sense within the team that we needed to dominate games,” Moriyasu said. “But realistically, we can’t dominate. We have to create space…