World Cup countdown begins

World Cup countdown begins

TOKYO, Japan - With two years to go before the kickoff of World Cup 2002, Japan Football Association President Shunichiro Okano (4th from L) joins other JFA officials to switch on a countdown board put up at JR Tokyo Station on June 1.

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