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Zico names Japan roster
15/05/2006: There were few surprises when Japan coach Zico handed in his definitive World Cup squad to Fifa on Monday.
The main surprise was the exclusion of Tatsuhiko Kubo who is replaced by the inexperienced Seiichiro Maki.
Premiership stars Hidetoshi Nakata and Junichi Inamoto are included having missed Japan's disapointing Kirin Cup experience where they failed to beat Scotland.
Other European-based players on the plane to Germany include Shunsuke Nakamura of Celtic, Koji Nakata from Swiss side FC Basel and the Germany based striker Naohiro Takahara.
"This is a roster the people of Japan can be proud of," Zico said.
"We will be judged on our results. The buck stops with me."
Japan face a difficult group containing Australia, Croatia and Brazil.
Full Japanese World Cup Squad
Goalkeepers: Yoichi Doi (FC Tokyo), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight).
Defenders: Alex (Urawa Reds), Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Makoto Tanaka (Jubilo Iwata), Akira Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Yuichi Komano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds).
Midfielders: Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton Wanderers), Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic), Shinji Ono (Urawa Reds), Junichi Inamoto (West Bromwich Albion), Koji Nakata (FC Basel), Takashi Fukunishi (Jubilo Iwata), Mitsuo Ogasawara (Kashima Antlers), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka).
Forwards: Naohiro Takahara (Hamburg), Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima Antlers), Masashi Oguro (Grenoble), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus Eight) Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba).
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