SAPPORO -- Atsushi Yanagisawa banged in a couple of fine goals to steer a confident Japan team to a 2-0 win over Paraguay in the Kirin Cup at the newly opened Sapporo Dome on Sunday.
A crowd of 39,000 crammed into the stadium to watch the first soccer game at the venue that will host three matches at the World Cup next year.
Japan coach Philippe Troussier resisted the temptation to experiment and kept largely to the players who impressed him during the Confederations Cup.