Home / SportsJapan TimesSportsJapan Times·Jun 28, 2026·1 min readFormer manager Philippe Troussier feels Japan can compete with BrazilTroussier was hired to prepare Japan for the 2002 World Cup on home soil at a time when the country was a minnow on the international stage.View original source — Japan Times ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesThe PunchSportsJun 28, 2026 · 1 minWorld Cup: Meet nine African teams in the knockout stageThe PunchPhilippine Daily InquirerSportsJun 28, 2026 · 1 minWhat's offside? And all your other World Cup questions, answeredPhilippine Daily InquirerBBC SportSportsJun 28, 2026 · 1 minCrystal Palace and Sunderland top Premier League World Cup goals chartBBC SportPhilippine Daily InquirerSportsJun 28, 2026 · 1 minGilas Pilipinas bucks travel woes, routs Kiwi club in tune-upPhilippine Daily Inquirer
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