SAITAMA -- Japan coach Philippe Troussier confidently expressed his team's readiness for today's World Cup match against Belgium, the team's first game in Group H, to be played at Saitama Stadium 2002.

"We have been preparing for this for four years and we have the great advantage of playing at home," Troussier told the reporters at a Saitama hotel on Monday.

"Our players are well prepared and are waiting for success."