Japan national team starting players (top L-R) Seigo Narazaki, Atsuto Abe, Yuji Nakazawa, Marcus Tulio Tanaka, Yasuyuki Konno, (bottom L-R) Hideo Hashimoto, Shinji Okazaki, Atsuto Uchida, Kengo Nakamura and Keiji Tamada pose in a photo session prior to their 2010 World Cup Asian Zone Group A qualifier football match against Qatar in Yokohama on June 10, 2009. Japan dashed Qatar's hopes of reaching the play-off round as the two teams drew 1-1. AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI