Soccer: Japan feeling heat ahead of World Cup qualifier vs Thailand

Soccer: Japan feeling heat ahead of World Cup qualifier vs Thailand

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic (3rd from L) talks with Shinji Kagawa (R) and Shinji Okazaki (3rd from R) before a training session in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2016. Japan got ready to depart for Bangkok where they will look to pick up the pieces of a disastrous start to the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup after a stunning 2-1 defeat at home to the United Arab Emirates. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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