JAPAN: Zico calls up veteran squad for U.S. game

Japan national team coach Zico called up 22 players for next FridayÆs friendly against the USA in San Francisco.

The Japan squad consists entirely of players from the J-League. It includes 13 players with 20 or more caps. Six players are holdovers from JapanÆs 2002 World Cup team.

Goalkeepers

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata) 80 0

Takashi Shimoda (Sanfreece Hiroshima) 1 0

Ryota Tsuzuki (Urawa Reds) 3 0

Defenders

Makoto Tanaka (Urawa Reds) 30 0

Tsuneysau Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka) 60 3

Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F Marinos) 41 8

Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds) 24 0

Shinji Murai (Jubilo Iwata) 3 0

Akira Kaji (FC Tokyo) 35 1

Yuuchi Komano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 5 0

Teruyuki Moniwa (Jubilo Iwata) 7 1

Midfielders

Takashi Fukunishi (Jubilo Iwata) 53 6

Mitsuo Ogasawara (Kashima Antlers) 43 6

Masashi Motoyama (Kashima Antlers) 26 0

Shinji Ono (Urawa Reds) 46 5

Yasuhito Endo (Gama Osaka) 36 3

Yuki Abe (JEF Chiba) 5 0

Alessandro Santos (Urawa Reds) 63 5

Makoto Hasebe (Urawa Reds) 0 0

Forwards

Tatsuhiko Kubo (Yokohama F Marinos) 26 8

Seiichiro Maki (JEF Chiba) 3 0

Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 0 0