The Japanese national team will begin their 2010 World Cup preparation with a friendly against Venezuela on February 2.
Although Venezuela failed to qualify for next summer’s finals, Japan manager Takeshi Okada feels that it is a good test as “teams from South America always approach matches wanting to win”.
In addition, Okada told reporters that the game, to be played at Kyushu Oil Dome, “will help toughen Japan up”.
Japan have no further friendlies lined up at the moment, although they will face China, Hong Kong and South Korea at the East Asian Championships in February.
At the World Cup, Japan are drawn into Group E with the Netherlands, Cameroon and Denmark.
Source: http://www.footballcupleague.com
Although Venezuela failed to qualify for next summer’s finals, Japan manager Takeshi Okada feels that it is a good test as “teams from South America always approach matches wanting to win”.
In addition, Okada told reporters that the game, to be played at Kyushu Oil Dome, “will help toughen Japan up”.
Japan have no further friendlies lined up at the moment, although they will face China, Hong Kong and South Korea at the East Asian Championships in February.
At the World Cup, Japan are drawn into Group E with the Netherlands, Cameroon and Denmark.
Source: http://www.footballcupleague.com