World Cup Japan 2006 Preview

World Cup Japan 2006 Preview Betting Odds: 300 / 1   Group F winners: 16/1Japan are a difficult team to predict. Last year they beat European champions Greece and eaed a credible draw with Brazil in recent years? S Confederations Cup, but their qualification campaign is less than convincing.They lost once in 12 qualifying matches, Iran and the way to overcome the group together, but they managed to get more goals against a serious Indian depleted and needs to win at the last minute against Oman and Korea DPR.Such weakness qualifying saw the call manager Zico? s head, but the fact that they qualified for the touament to save the Brazilian football legend? s still working. Japan reached the second round four years ago, but will do well to reach this stage, this time around.The campaign in 2002 saw the defeat of Japan by a sad and hard before losing to Russia to Turkey in the second round. The legend says that, while coach Philippe Troussier has chosen striker Akinori Nishizawa, who had not played in the touament, before adjusting strikers Takayuki Suzuki and Atushi Yanagisawa, because it was his birthday. Sure, Zico does not make such a mistake? UK trio midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton Wanderers), Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic), Junichi Inamoto (West Bromwich Albion), and, if necessary, Shinji Ono of Feyenoord Japan gives them a better chance of success? it? s the rest of the team that lacks true class.The regular strike inteational Naohiro Takahara and Yanagisawa are not regular football club in Hamburg and Messina, all the rest of the party is composed of residents of the improvement of J - League. Only four of the 23 players last year? Confederations Cup S is based team abroad half the focal point of Gamba Osaka? Tsuneyasu Miyamoto S and Yokohama? Yuji Nakazawa S were strong throughout the qualifying campaign which has allowed only five goals, but Brazil, Croatia and Australia will provide a more severely. Portsmouth flop Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi made a scapegoat after Pompey lost 4-1 at home to Leyton Orient on his debut, presented over 80 times, but for his country.Japan may be victims of their success and expectations are high this year ? s final. If there is a lot of talent in midfield, the team as a whole can not be the emulation of their group for the exploits of four years ago and is unlikely to figure in the knockout stages. Recommended Bet   A title unconvincing campaign and the lack of goals of the two strikers means Japan can not be sustained qualify for the group. In fact, they could be propping the rest of the time by the three first round matches were completed and the support they might be a better investment than the support to beat Japan them.Croatia @ 4/5David Walker Cup runs and of the free world the site of the World Cup in Paris says previews. A 45-page World Cup guide is available on the site, and has a "self-shirt World Cup offers.