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J-league unveils 'Best XI' for 2014

YOKOHAMA, Japan - J-league announces an annual team of its best 11 players chosen in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2014. From L: (front row) Albirex Niigata's Leo Silva, FC Tokyo's Yoshinori Muto, Gamba Osaka's Yasuhito Endo and Kashima Antlers' Gaku Shibasaki; (center) Gamba's Patric, Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo and Gamba's Takashi Usami; (back) Urawa Reds' Shusaku Nishikawa, Tokyo's Masato Morishige, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Tsukasa Shiotani and Tokyo's Kosuke Ota.

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Japan members pose before 1st Asian Cup match

NEWCASTLE, Australia - The 11 starting members of Japan's national soccer team pose ahead of their first Asian Cup match in Newcastle, Australia, on Jan. 12, 2015. In the front row are (from L) midfielder Makoto Hasebe, forward Shinji Okazaki, midfielder Yasuhito Endo, defenders Gotoku Sakai and Yuto Nagatomo, and forward Takashi Inui. In the back row are (from L) goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, defenders Maya Yoshida and Masato Morishige, and forwards Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda.

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Japan team trains ahead of World Cup match against Colombia

CUIABA, Brazil - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (L) and Masato Morishige (C) take part in training in Cuiaba, Brazil, on June 23, 2014, ahead of a World Cup Group C match against Colombia.

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Morishige blocks Kalou in Japan-Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Masato Morishige (R) of Japan blocks a shot by Salomon Kalou of Ivory Coast in a World Cup match in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Morishige, Nagatomo against Drogba in Japan opener

RECIFE, Brazil - Masato Morishige (L) and Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Japan try to stop Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast in the two teams' opening World Cup match in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. The African nation won 2-1.

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Morishige tries to stop Drogba in Japan-Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Masato Morishige (L) of Japan tries to stop Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast in a World Cup Group C match in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Ivory Coast's Wilfried Bony (12) scores with a header after getting in front of Japan's Masato Morishige (6) during the second half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Masato Morishige (L) and Makoto Hasebe (R) defend against Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Members of the Japan soccer national team pose for a photo before a World Cup Group C match against Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. They are (front row, from L) Makoto Hasebe, Yuto Nagatomo, Atsuto Uchida, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa, and (back row, from L) Yuya Osako, Masato Morishige, Maya Yoshida, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and Keisuke Honda. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan arrive in Tampa for World Cup camp

TAMPA, United States - The Japanese men's national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (2nd from L) and some of its members -- Eiji Kawashima (far L), Masato Morishige (2nd from R) and Yoshito Okubo (far R) -- are pictured as the team arrives at Tampa international airport in Florida on May 29, 2014, for a training camp ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Kawasaki's Kobayashi scores against FC Tokyo

CHOFU, Japan - Yu Kobayashi of Japanese football club Kawasaki Frontale (back) scores his second goal with a header over F.C. Tokyo's Masato Morishige in a J-league match in Tokyo on March 23, 2014. Kawasaki won 4-0.

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Japan beat New Zealand 4-2 in World Cup warm-up

TOKYO, Japan - New Zealand striker Chris Wood (L) and Japan defender Masato Morishige vie for the ball during the second half of a friendly at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014. Japan won 4-2.

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Japan beat New Zealand 4-2 in friendly

TOKYO, Japan - Japan defender Masato Morishige (3rd from R) heads his team's third goal during the first half of a friendly against New Zealand at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014. Japan won 4-2.

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Japan beat New Zealand 4-2 in friendly

TOKYO, Japan - Japan defender Masato Morishige (L) is congratulated by Shinji Okazaki (back) and Maya Yoshida (R) after scoring his side's third goal during the first half of a friendly against New Zealand at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014.

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FC Tokyo vs Shanghai Sipg in Asian Champions League

Defender Masato Morishige of Japan's FC Tokyo (3) and forward Elkeson de Oliveria Cardoso of China's Shanghai Sipg (9) battle for the ball during the first half of an Asian Champions League match in Tokyo on May 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FC Tokyo beats China's Jiangsu

FC Tokyo's Masato Morishige (C) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the opener during the first half of an Asian Champions League Group E match against China's Jiangsu in Nanjing, China, on April 6, 2016. FC Tokyo beat Jiangsu 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs Afghanistan in World Cup qualifiers

Japan defender Masato Morishige (R) and Afghanistan forward Faisal Shayesteh fight for the ball during the first half of a Group E match of the second-round World Cup qualifiers in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs. Iran in soccer friendly

Masato Morishige (6) of Japan passes the ball against Iran on Oct. 13, 2015, in the first half of a friendly match in Tehran. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan play Afghanistan in World Cup qualifier in Iran

Japan's Masato Morishige (6) scores the team's second goal during the first half of a World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Sept. 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan play Afghanistan in World Cup qualifier in Iran

Japan's Masato Morishige (6) scores the team's second goal during the first half of a World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Sept. 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan play Cambodia in World Cup qualifier

Masato Morishige of Japan heads the ball during the first half of a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Cambodia at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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J-league unveils 'Best XI' for 2014

YOKOHAMA, Japan - J-league announces an annual team of its best 11 players chosen in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2014. From L: (front row) Albirex Niigata's Leo Silva, FC Tokyo's Yoshinori Muto, Gamba Osaka's Yasuhito Endo and Kashima Antlers' Gaku Shibasaki; (center) Gamba's Patric, Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo and Gamba's Takashi Usami; (back) Urawa Reds' Shusaku Nishikawa, Tokyo's Masato Morishige, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Tsukasa Shiotani and Tokyo's Kosuke Ota. (Kyodo)

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Japan team trains ahead of World Cup match against Colombia

CUIABA, Brazil - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (L) and Masato Morishige (C) take part in training in Cuiaba, Brazil, on June 23, 2014, ahead of a World Cup Group C match against Colombia. (Kyodo)

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Masato Morishige (L) and Makoto Hasebe (R) defend against Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Japan national team in Belgium

(From front) Japan internationals Yuto Nagatomo, Masato Morishige and Genki Haraguchi train in Liege, Belgium, on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan forward Sugimoto

Japan forward Kenyu Sugimoto (R) trains with teammate Masato Morishige in Liege, Belgium, on March 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs Thailand in Asian qualifiers for World Cup

Thailand's Adisak Kraisorn (R) controls the ball against Japan's Masato Morishige during the second half of a Group B Asian qualifier for the 2018 soccer World Cup at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on March 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Osako marks Japan return with brace in World Cup q'fying warm-up

Heerenveen's Yuki Kobayashi (14) celebrates with teammates Genki Haraguchi (8) and Masato Morishige (6) after scoring Japan's fourth goal deep into stoppage time of a friendly against Oman in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2016. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs Australia in World Cup Asian qualifier

Masato Morishige of Japan (L) and Tomi Juric of Australia battle for the ball during the first half of a World Cup Asian qualifier in Melbourne on Oct. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo