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is Japan the best @ soccer , union & even league etc... in asia??? does not include pacific islands. they r constantly win the asia cup???

Japan beat Syria in friendly

From correspondents in Japan

February 3, 2005

Japan 3 Syria 0

ASIAN champions Japan beat Syria today to claim their second warm-up win ahead of the World Cup qualifier against North Korea here next week.

Japan, who beat Kazakhstan 4-0 at home on Saturday in their first international of the year, again played without their European-based stars.

The host nation opened the scoring in the 44th minute through a header from Kashima striker Takayuki Suzuki.

Addel Kader Jbeili was sent off in the 60th minute when he tripped Yokohama defender Yuji Nakazawa for his second yellow card.

Japan kept the pressure on 10-man Syria and scored another goal nine minutes later when captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto's converted a Yasuhito Endo cross.

After Syria, who failed to make the final Asian qualiying round, squandered two shots on goal in two minutes with less than 15 minutes remaining, Santos set up another goal. He supplied a cross through to Kashima midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara who tucked the ball home from right in front of goal in the 90th minute.

Agence France-Presse

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