Japan line up World Cup warm-ups
Reuters - Thursday 09 July 2009, 08:56
TOKYO - Japan have scheduled World Cup
warm-up games with the Netherlands, Scotland and African
nations, Ghana and Togo, later this year.
Takeshi Okada's side will face the Dutch on September 5 before
playing Ghana on September 9 as part of the team's training camp in
the Netherlands, Japanese officials said on Thursday.
Japan will host Scotland on October 10 in Yokohama and Togo in
Oita four days later in the three-team Kirin Cup tournament.
The Japanese have already secured their place at next
year's World Cup finals in South Africa, as have the
Netherlands.
Ghana and Togo made their World Cup debuts at the 2006
tournament in Germany and are well placed to make it to South
Africa. Scotland are on course for a playoff spot.