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Japan prepare for World Cup qualifier against Australia

BRISBANE, Australia - Australia coach Holger Osieck speaks during a press conference in Brisbane, Australia, on June 11, 2012, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Japan on June 12.

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Asian club champions Urawa fire manager Osieck

TOKYO, Japan - Urawa Reds have fired manager Holger Osieck (in file photo) just two games into the new season, the J-League first-division club said March 16. The announcement comes 24 hours after Urawa suffered their second game in a row with a 2-0 defeat at home to Nagoya Grampus Eight, although unrest in the dressing room is also thought to have been a factor in the Reds' decision to show Osieck the door.

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Japan's Urawa finish 3rd at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck embraces his goalkeeper Ryota Tsuzuki (23) who saved a penalty from Etoile Sahel's midfielder Mejdi Traoui after a 2-2 draw in the Club World Cup playoff at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16. Urawa beat Etoile 4-2 in a penalty shootout to finish third at the Club World Cup.

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Urawa boss Osieck targets World Club Cup berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Holger Osieck, new manager of the J-League soccer club Urawa Reds, speaks holds a news conference at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Jan. 25.

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Urawa boss Osieck targets World Club Cup berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Holger Osieck, new manager of the J-League soccer club Urawa Reds, speaks holds a news conference at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Jan. 25. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Urawa finish 3rd at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck embraces his goalkeeper Ryota Tsuzuki (23) who saved a penalty from Etoile Sahel's midfielder Mejdi Traoui after a 2-2 draw in the Club World Cup playoff at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16. Urawa beat Etoile 4-2 in a penalty shootout to finish third at the Club World Cup. (Kyodo)

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Asian club champions Urawa fire manager Osieck

TOKYO, Japan - Urawa Reds have fired manager Holger Osieck (in file photo) just two games into the new season, the J-League first-division club said March 16. The announcement comes 24 hours after Urawa suffered their second game in a row with a 2-0 defeat at home to Nagoya Grampus Eight, although unrest in the dressing room is also thought to have been a factor in the Reds' decision to show Osieck the door. (Kyodo)