Masashi Oguro is hoping for a chance to further strengthen his case for making Japan's final World Cup squad when the Asian champions take on Bosnia in a friendly in Germany on Tuesday.
Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata competes for the ball during the national team's training session in Bonn, prior to Japan's friendly against Bosnia.
Oguro, who has only managed one goal for Grenoble since joining the French second-division side from Gamba Osaka last month, is among eight European-based players coach Zico has called up for the World Cup build-up match in Dortmund.
Tuesday's match will provide Zico with a final chance to look at his Euro stars before Japan move to their base camp in Bonn just before the finals.