2009.05.31
Japan 4. Belgium 0. in Tokyo, International A Match

Japan vs Belgium in Tokyo National Stadium, 31 May

Japan, beating Chile and Belgium 4-0 each, is ready for World Cup qualifier in Uzbekistan. Based on this test, the squad will be
GK: Narazaki (Nagoya); DF: Uchida (Kashima), Nakazawa (Yokohama-M), Tulio (Urawa), Nagatomo FC-Tokyo); MF: Endo (G-Osaka), Hasebe (Wolfsburg), Nakamura (Celtic), Nakamura Kengo (Kawasaki-F), Okubo (Wolfsburg); FW: Tamada (Nagoya) or Okazaki (Shimizu).

Althogh Belgium seems not to be their best, Japan succeeded in being in the top form in the right time. This national team is most interesting after Mr. Okada came to coach. Running midfilders with pass and go, side attacks and reasonable middle shots. This two matches were the best for confirming themselves what they have done. It was lucky for Japan that Belgium and Chile did not play dirty work not to let Japan moving the ball, and they are not good at counter attacking.
The next match will be on 6th June in Tashkent.

The referees today were Rob Styles' set from England. I don't know the reason of this invitation, asking for the J.League match is the best for learning another refereeing style.

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