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This March 24, 2018 picture shows Japan's national football team head coach Vahid Halilhodzic (2nd R) speaking to his players during a training session ahead of their March 27 friendly match against Ukraine at Liege, Belgium.
Japan named respected veteran Akira Nishino on April 9, 2018 as its new national football manager, taking an "emergency measure" after sensationally dumping Halilhodzic only two months before the World Cup. JAPAN OUT / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS AND AFP PHOTO / - / Japan OUT (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)