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Japan, Iran ready for Asian U-23 championships quarterfinals

DOHA, Jan. 21 Kyodo - Makoto Teguramori (L), coach of Japan's under-23 soccer team, and Mohammad Khakpour, coach of Iran's under-23 team, shake hands during a news conference in Doha on Jan. 21, 2016, a day before their team meet in the quarterfinals at the Asian U-23 Asian Championships.

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Japan U21 coach Teguramori at friendly against Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Coach Makoto Teguramori of Japan's under-21 squad is seen during a friendly match against Thailand in Bangkok on Dec. 14, 2014. Japan beat Thailand 2-0.

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Japan punished by Iraq in Asian Games soccer

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan coach Makoto Teguramori issues instructions to the Japan team during the second half of a Group D Asian Games soccer match against Iraq in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 17, 2014. Iraq won 3-1.

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U-22 Japan manager Teguramori after loss to Iraq

MUSCAT, Oman - Japan manager Makoto Teguramori leaves the pitch after losing a quarterfinal game to Iraq 0-1 at the AFC U-22 Championship in Muscat, on Jan. 20, 2014.

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Teguramori's Japan leave for Rio, looking to stun Nigeria

Makoto Teguramori, head coach of the Japanese men's Olympic soccer team, speaks at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo on July 21, 2016, before he and his players leave for Brazil to play in the Rio Olympic Games. Teguramori said the young Blue Samurai will go all out for their first match against Nigeria on Aug. 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori names 18 for Rio Olympics

Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2016, to name his 18-man squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Teguramori offered no surprises in his selection for the Aug. 4-20 tournament, where Japan will look to medal for the first time since Mexico 1968. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori names 18 for Rio Olympics

Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori (R) attends a press conference with Kozo Tajima, president of the Japan Football Association, in Tokyo on July 1, 2016, to name the 18-man squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Teguramori offered no surprises in his selection for the Aug. 4-20 tournament, where Japan will look to medal for the first time since Mexico 1968. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori names 18 for Rio Olympics

Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2016, to name his 18-man squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Teguramori offered no surprises in his selection for the Aug. 4-20 tournament, where Japan will look to medal for the first time since Mexico 1968. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Teguramori needs Tylenol for Rio selection headache

Japan's Under-23 men's soccer coach Makoto Teguramori gives instructions to his players during a friendly match at home against South Africa on June 29, 2016. "I never thought I'd have this difficult of a time deciding," Teguramori said after Japan's 4-1 win, when asked if there will be any surprises in the 18-man squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics he will name on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori expects good show in last home audition for Rio

Japan's Rio Olympic coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in the central Japan city of Matsumoto on June 28, 2016, ahead of a friendly against South Africa the next day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori expects good show in last home audition for Rio

Japan's Rio Olympic coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in the central Japan city of Matsumoto on June 28, 2016, ahead of a friendly against South Africa the next day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: 21 players in for final Rio selection battle vs S. Africa

Japan's Under-23s coach Makoto Teguramori names a 21-man squad in Tokyo on June 20, 2016, to face South Africa on June 29. Coming two days before Teguramori names his 18-man team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the South Africa clash at Matsumoto Stadium will be the final chance for some of his players to make a case for spots on the Olympic team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori reveals U-23 members

Makoto Teguramori, Japan's under-23 national soccer team coach, announces in Tokyo on March 14, 2016 his side's members for their tour of Portugal. Versatile Dutch-based defender Sai van Wermeskerken, born to a Dutch father and Japanese mother, was among the 22 members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan U23 coach reports to JFA after winning Asian C'ship

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori meets with reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2016, as he visited the Japan Football Association to report on his team's victory in the Asian Under-23 Championship in Doha. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coaches front press before Japan-S. Korea final of Asian U-23 C'ship

Japan soccer coach Makoto Teguramori speaks at a press conference in Doha on Jan. 29, 2016, the eve of the Asian Under-23 Championship final against South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan, S. Korea coaches meet press on Asian C'ship final

Japan's Under-23 soccer coach Makoto Teguramori (L) and his South Korean counterpart Shin Tae Yong shake hands at a press conference in Doha on Jan. 29, 2016. Their teams will play in the final of the Asian Under-23 Championship the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan coach Teguramori meets with reporters

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori meets with reporters in Doha on Jan. 27, 2016, a day after Japan qualified for the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics with a victory over Iraq in an Asian Under-23 Championship semifinal. Teguramori said he was determined to win the Asian title with victory over South Korea in the Jan. 30 final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coaches meet press on eve of Japan-Iraq semifinal of Asian C'ship

Japan's Under-23 soccer coach Makoto Teguramori (L) and his Iraqi counterpart Shahad Abdulghani shake hands during a press conference in Doha on Jan. 25, 2016, the eve of their Asian Championship semifinal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan face off against Thailand

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori (far R) and the members of Japan's Under-23 team celebrate with Musashi Suzuki (9) as Suzuki scored the opener during the first half of a U-23 Asian Championship match against Thailand in Doha on Jan. 16, 2016. The championship doubles as the Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying tournament for Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan face off against Thailand

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori issues instructions during the first half of an Under-23 Asian Championship match against Thailand in Doha on Jan. 16, 2016. The championship doubles as the Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying tournament for Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, N. Korea ready for U-23 soccer match in Qatar

Yu Jong Su (L), coach of North Korea's Under-23 soccer team, and Makoto Teguramori, coach of Japan's Under-23 soccer team, attend a news conference in Doha on Jan. 12, 2016, a day before their teams' U-23 Asian Championship group B match. The top three among 16 teams at the tournament will qualify for the Rio Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan ready for U-23 Asian Championship

Japan coach Mamoru Teguramori (2nd from R) attends a training session of Japan's Under-23 team in Doha on Jan. 11, 2016, prior to an U-23 Asian Championship match against North Korea on Jan. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan beat Vietnam in final Rio qualifying warm-up

Japan Under-23s soccer coach Makoto Teguramori speaks to reporters in Doha on Jan. 7, 2016, after his team defeated Vietnam 2-0 in their final warm-up for the U-23 Asian Championship the following week. The championship is the continent's final qualifying competition for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the summer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan unveil team for Rio qualifiers in Qatar

Japan's Under-23 soccer coach Makoto Teguramori names 21 players in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2015, for the Asian Championship in Qatar in January 2016, where Japan will aim to qualify for their sixth consecutive Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan U-22 squad manager Teguramori in action at friendly match

Manager Makoto Teguramori of Japan's U-22 national soccer team issues instructions during the second half of a friendly match against Myanmar at the Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba, east to Tokyo, on March 11, 2015. Japan won 9-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan edge S. Korea to head to Rio as U23 Asian champions

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori gives instructions to his players during the first half of the Asian Under-23 Championship final against South Korea at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Jan. 30, 2016. Japan won 3-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan edge S. Korea to head to Rio as U23 Asian champions

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori is tossed into the air by his players at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Jan. 30, 2016 after Japan beat South Korea 3-2 in the Asian Under-23 Championship final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan punished by Iraq in Asian Games soccer

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan coach Makoto Teguramori issues instructions to the Japan team during the second half of a Group D Asian Games soccer match against Iraq in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 17, 2014. Iraq won 3-1. (Kyodo)

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Soccer: Teguramori to return as national team coach

Japan's Rio Olympic head coach Makoto Teguramori speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2016. Teguramori, 48, said he is set for a return to a coaching role with the national team under head coach Vahid Halilhodzic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan coach Teguramori returns home

Japan soccer coach Makoto Teguramori meets with reporters on Aug. 16, 2016, after arriving at Narita airport, near Tokyo, after Japan was eliminated from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Taguramori said he wanted to compete more. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan soccer team heads home after 1st-round elimination

Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori speaks to the press at an airport in Salvador, Brazil on Aug. 11, 2016, as his team heads home a day after they were eliminated in the first round at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan men top Sweden but are eliminated in soccer 1st round

The Japanese men's soccer coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in Salvador, Brazil, on Aug. 10, 2016, after his team was eliminated in the first round at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan poised to be at their best vs Sweden: soccer coach

Japan soccer coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in Salvador, Brazil, on Aug. 9, 2016, the eve of a Group B match against Sweden at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Teguramori said Japan are poised to turn in their best performance in the game, while their fortunes hinge on how Colombia fare against Nigeria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Colombia to decide Japan's fate in Brazil once again

Japan soccer coach Makoto Teguramori speaks to the press in Manaus, Brazil, on Aug. 6, 2016, ahead of a game against Colombia the following day in Group B at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs. Nigeria in Rio Olympics

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori issues instructions during the second half of a Group B first-round match against Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games in Manaus, Brazil, on Aug. 4, 2016. Nigeria beat Japan 5-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs. Nigeria in Rio Olympics

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori celebrates after his team scored its second goal during the first half of a Group B first-round match against Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games in Manaus, Brazil, on Aug. 4, 2016. Nigeria beat Japan 5-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan outclassed by Neymar's Brazil in final Rio tune-up

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori receives his players after they lost 2-0 to Brazil in Goiania, Brazil, on July 30, 2016 in their final Rio Olympic warm-up before taking on Nigeria in their first Group B match on Aug. 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan soccer coach cautions team not to overreact to friendly result

Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in the Brazilian city of Goiania on July 29, 2016, a day before the team's friendly against Brazil. Teguramori warned his players not to let the outcome of the friendly affect them ahead of their opening match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan prepare for friendly against Brazil

Members of Japan's Under-23 soccer team practice in the Brazilian city of Goiania on July 29, 2016, a day before their friendly against Brazil. Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori warned his players not to let the outcome of the friendly affect them ahead of their opening match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo