Japan striker Atsushi Yanagisawa played in his first match in two months on Monday and declared himself fit to play in next month's World Cup finals in Germany.
Japan striker Atsushi Yanagisawa scores during a practice match against a local high school at the team's training camp in Fukushima Prefecture.
Yanagisawa, who suffered a broken metatarsal in his right foot in a J. League match on March 25, looked sharp as Japan thrashed a local high school 12-0 in a practice match at the team's training camp.
"It was the first time I've played in a match for quite some time, and there were no problems at all. I'm very happy with the way things went today," said Yanagisawa, who scored one goal and set up two more in the first half.