Former Samurai Blue star Shinji Kagawa will return to the J-League with his former club Cerezo Osaka, a source familiar with the matter said on Jan. 29.
Hajime Moriyasu, 54 - renowned for being one of the smartest men in world football had a point to prove in Doha, after his team lost to Iraq there in 1994 and failed to quality for the World Cup.
Doha: Germany and Spain aside, Group E promises to be exciting, with Japan and Costa Rica primed for major upsets. Many may expect the two European he.