Soccer: Honda, Kagawa facing ax as pressure mounts on Halilhodzic

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic (C) oversees his players training at Saitama Stadium 2002, located north of Tokyo, on Nov. 14, 2016, for a World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia the next day. Halilhodzic suggested he may leave both Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa out of the lineup for the match that could determine the fate of his team in the campaign for Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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