Japan Provisional World Cup Squad

Japan’s head coach Takeshi Okada has announced his nation’s provisional squad for the 2010 World Cup Finals.

Included are former Premier League player Junichi Inamoto (formerly of Fulham) and ex-Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura.

JAPAN PROVISIONAL SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP 2010

Goalkeepers: Seigo Narazaki(Nagoya Grampus), Eiji Kawashima(Kawasaki Frontale), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata)

Defenders: Markus Tulio Tanaka(Nagoya Grampus), Yuji Nakazawa(Yokohama F Marinos), Atsuto Uchida(Kashima Antlers), Yuto Nagatomo(FC Tokyo), Taiki Iwamasa(Kashima Antlers), Yuichi Komano(Jubilo Iwata), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo)

Midfielders: Shunsuke Nakamura(Yokohama F Marinos), Yasuhito Endo(Gamba Osaka), Makoto Hasebe(Wolfsburg, Germany), Keisuke Honda(CSKA Moscow,Russia), Yuki Abe(Urawa Reds), Junichi Inamoto(Kawasaki Frontale), Kengo Nakamura(Kawasaki Frontale), Daisuke Matsui(Grenoble, France)

Forwards: Keiji Tamada(Nagoya Grampus), Shinji Okazaki(Shimizu S-Pulse), Takayuki Morimoto(Catania, Italy), Yoshito Okubo(Vissel Kobe), Kisho Yano(Albirex Niigata)

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