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2009.03.28
Japan 1 - Bahrain 0. 2010 World Cup Asian Qualifiers



Japan vs Bahrain in Saitama Stadium

Japan beat Bahrain in Saitama to move top of Group A in 2010 World Cup Asian Qualifiers on 27 March. Japan only needs 3 more points from three matches to qualify.
Japan controlled the match with short passes while giving pressures to Bahrain's ball. They prooved their discipline and we thank players and Nakamura's free kick, but we want richer matches. Is Asian group A match more interesting than best local league matches? We don't please ourselves for these Asian matches.

Japan: 4-2-2-1-1
Narazaki (GK) - Uchida, Nakazawa, Tulio, Nagatomo- Hasebe (&rarr Hashimoto), Endo - Nakamura, Okubo - Tanaka (&rarr Okazaki) - Tamada (&rarr Matsui)

FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Final Round in goal2002,
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