Japan's players head to the World Cup fit, focused and in high spirits after concluding a weeklong training camp on Wednesday ahead of warmup matches for soccer's global extravaganza in Germany.
Japan forward Atsushi Yanagisawa jumps over goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki during
Wednesday's practice match against a local high school at the J-Village
Stadium in Fukushima Prefecture.
The Asian champion leaves Japan on Friday and will play host Germany and Malta before its crunch opener in Group F against Australia in Kaiserslautern on June 12.
"Overall the camp has gone extremely well," Zico told reporters after the team wrapped up the camp with a 22-0 win over a local high school in a practice match at the J-Village Stadium in Fukushima Prefecture.