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Japan v Brazil - Starting Line-Ups - Cicinho, Robinho and Juninho All Start For Seleçao, Tamada & Maki Start For Japan

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Thu, 22/06/2006 - 19:10.

Brazil have already qualified for the knockout phase and will win the group with a draw against Japan. The full starting line-ups for the match.

Japan coach Zico has made some changes to his strike-force after seeing his side score just one goal in their opening two matches.

Naohiro Takahara and Atsushi Yanagisawa have been rested, in place of Keiji Tamada and Seiichiro Maki who are both starting the match.

Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has rested some of his star names after they have already qualified for the second round.

Cicinho, Robinho and Juninho Pernambucano all start the match, with Ronaldo maintaining his place in attack.


JAPAN BRAZIL
23. KAWAGUCHI Yoshikatsu (C) 1. DIDA
7. NAKATA Hidetoshi 3. LUCIO
8. OGASAWARA Mitsuo 4. JUAN
10. NAKAMURA Shunsuke 8. KAKA
11. MAKI Seiichiro 9. RONALDO
14. SANTOS Alessandro 10. RONALDINHO
17. INAMOTO Junichi 13. CICINHO
19. TSUBOI Keisuke 16. GILBERTO
20. TAMADA Keiji 17. GILBERTO SILVA
21. KAJI Akira 19. JUNINHO PERNAMBUCANO
22. NAKAZAWA Yuji (C) 23. ROBINHO

Substitutes

1. NARAZAKI Seigo 12. ROGERIO CENI
12. DOI Yoichi 22. JULIO CESAR
2. MONIWA Teruyuki 2. CAFU
3. KOMANO Yuichi 5. EMERSON
4. ENDO Yasuhito 6. ROBERTO CARLOS
5. MIYAMOTO Tsuneyasu 7. ADRIANO
6. NAKATA Koji 11. ZE ROBERTO
9. TAKAHARA Naohiro 14. LUISAO
13. YANAGISAWA Atsushi 15. CRIS
15. FUKUNISHI Takashi 18. MINEIRO
16. OGURO Masashi 20. RICARDINHO
18. ONO Shinji 21. FRED