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The Japanese squad for the 2006 World Cup has world-class midfielders and strikers, capable of challenging and scaring any team in the world. Among key players in the Japanese team include its strong midfielders in the trio of Hidetoshi Nakata, Shunsuke Nakamura and Shinji Ono.
Nakata is the captain of the Japanese team, and is often regarded as the best footballer Japan has ever produced. Nakamura is an emerging talented youngster who stunned everyone with his wonder goal against Brazil in the 2005 FIFA Confederation Cup in Germany.
The Japanese free-kick specialist Mitsuo Ogasawara is other key player in the squad, known for his exceptional aim and strong leg.
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Other key players in the Japanese team include three talented strikers in the trio of Masashi Oguro, Seiichiro Maki and Atsushi Yanagisawa. Oguro is a strong and talented striker and he showed his talent during the 2005 FIFA Confederation Cup and World Cup qualifying ties, scoring some vital goals when they were required. Maki has been other impressive striker in the team who has given Japan a lift in the run-up to the World Cup. With the good talent the current Japanese squad has, it just might surprise you in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Japan will play its first match against Australia on June 12, 2006 at Kaiserslautern. So get ready for a spectacular performance.
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