Okada raises bar after jubilant Japan reach 2010 World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan coach Takeshi Okada (L) speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on June 7 after a 1-0 away win over Uzbekistan on June 6 that made Japan the first country to join hosts South Africa in the 2010 World Cup soccer finals. Okada called on team members to fight all the way for a place in the last four of next year's finals. At right is captain Yuji Nakazawa.

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