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Japan eye WC semis

November 21, 2009 Edition 1

TOKYO: Japan coach Takeshi Okada has insisted that his squad's target of a semifinal spot at next year's World Cup remains unchanged.

"Nothing will change," he told Japanese media when he was shown by journalists the complete list of 32 World Cup qualifiers and asked if he would still stick to the ambitious goal.

Asked which countries Japan, former Asian champions, want to avoid at South Africa 2010, he said "I don't think about it at all.

"We've got tougher as a team and moved forward little by little in the past year." - Sapa-AFP

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