The manager, Takeshi Okada, jokes about Cameroon's height advantage yet still feels Japan can reach the semi-finals.

他们的教练——冈田武史，谈到喀麦隆的身高优势，但他仍认为日本有希望进入前四强。

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With his thin-rimmed specs and high forehead the stern-faced Takeshi Okada could almost be an unsmiling Japanese Sven-Goran Eriksson.

带着薄边眼睛，高额头、严肃的冈田武史可能是几乎不会笑的日本埃里克森。

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The 22-year-old shocked team mates and Japan coach Takeshi Okada with his spiky hairdo on the eve of his country's Kirin Cup friendly in Osaka.

在日本队即将于大阪参加麒麟盃友谊赛的前夕，这名22岁球员的高耸发型让其他队友及日本队教练冈田武史都大吃一惊。

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Takeshi Okada's side had lost five of their previous six games and only scored nine goals in 12 World Cup matches.

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