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Japan 1-2 England: Two own goals give England unconvincing win

World Cup favourites England have narrowly defeated Asian giants Japan 2-1 in an international friendly. Japan gave Fabio Capello's side a scare when they took the lead through Marcus Tulio Tanaka as early as the seventh minute, but Tulio and Yuji Nakazawa scored own goals in the second half.

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sokrates5275d ago

It doesnt matter at all. A friendly doesnt count. Its the world cup that matters!

megacardo5275d ago

Did you se the match? England had big problems. They have a lot to deal with before it all starts. I guess they wont qualify for the 16th. finals

MaximusPrime5275d ago

it was raining heavily. the pitch was slippery. probably affected their performance

donb5274d ago

The circumstances was equal for both teams. It might rain in South Africa as well. England needs to performe on any grass if they should have chances. Still, a trainee against Japan doesnt say anything about the team.