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| Sasaki aims for good result |
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| Japan women's national team coach Norio Sasaki. |
TOKYO: Japan women’s national team coach Norio Sasaki believes a good result in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2008 will boost his side’s confidence ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
Reacting after his side was pitted against last edition’s runners-up Australia, Korea Republic and Chinese Taipei in Group B of the May 28-June 8 event, Sasaki said: “This tournament would be a good test for us ahead of the Olympics.”
The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) champions played in an international tournament in Cyprus last month where they defeated the Netherlands (2-1) and Russia (3-1) before going down to Canada (3-0).
Japan, who lost to DPR Korea 3-2 in the third-place playoff in the last edition of the competition, finished third in their group in the FIFA Women’s World Cup last year.
“We are preparing for the Beijing Olympics and this tournament would serve as a test for us ahead of the Games. I am also looking forward to playing against Australia because it is better to compete against physically superior side than us,” he said.
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