FRANCE 98 – Japan – Nakata: “We are expecting a tough game”

Japan – Nakata: “We are expecting a tough game”

13.06.98 18h28 CET

Shinji ONO (11)

“We’ll spend this evening as normal. Tomorrow we will try to go through everything we have done up until now. I really don’t feel under pressure. I’m not overawed by the fact that it’s a World Cup match. I’m preparing for this match just like any other and I hope I enjoy it very much.”

Hidetoshi NAKATA (8)

During the match I won’t be thinking about the contacts I could make with certain European clubs. I’ll only be concentrating on the match with ARGENTINA. Nothing is certain in football. We’ll have to wait and see how the match goes, though we are expecting a tough game.”