Japan's national soccer team got its Kirin Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory over Slovakia at Tokyo's National Stadium on Monday.
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The team's performance, however, will leave Japan coach Philippe Troussier with a few headaches ahead of the World Cup, most notably his team's apparent inability to finish off scoring opportunities.