Japan confident of victory despite sending second string team
Japan will send an understrength squad to Melbourne to face Australia on June 17, with Celtic
midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura not making the trip as he nurses a groin injury.
Nakamura is joined on the sidelines by influential Gamba Osaka playmaker Yasuhito Endo, while VfL
Wolfsburg representatives Makoto Hasebe and Yoshito Okubo have also pulled out, as has in-form VVV
Venlo midfielder Keisuke Honda.
Soccerphile World Cup Blog @ Jun 13, 2009 8:31 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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