With World cup near, only three months to kick off, Japan will be playing New Zealand in a friendly match which will be hosted in Tokyo. The match will be vital for a pair of 19 years Tyler Boyd and Ryan Thomas who are set to debut against Japan in Tokyo.
The match will be a catalyst for the Asian giants to gain back their ranking in the AFC as they have dropped down to Iran and will be playing a vital role for upcoming FIFA World cup 2014 in Brazil which is set to kick off in 99 days. Japan has been Ivory Coast, Greece and Colombia and they will be doing their best to advance to next round.
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The host have not played a competitive match since their early qualification in the world cup while they played couple of high profile friendlies with the like of Belgium.
With the Starting lineup tough to predict for Japan, the coach will highly field the players who might get their trade in Brazil. Japan has scheduled only two friendlies, including this game before they take on Ivory coast in the first group match in Brazil.
The match will be played in National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and will be live on Sky Sport one. Kagawa will be man to watch in Japan team that has kept only one clean sheet in their last 13 matches.
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