Japan captain Yoshida sounds Asian Cup alarm
(WorldNews Japan)

Abu Dhabi: Japan captain Maya Yoshida has warned the Samurai Blue they will need to find an extra gear to challenge co-favourites Iran and South Korea for the Asian Cup title. The Southampton defender admitted Japan had benefited from two controversial penalty decisions after a 1-0 victory over Oman in Abu Dhabi at the weekend sent the Blue Samurai into the last 16. `We have to be more clinical,` Yoshida said after Japan´s second straight win in Group F. `We should have scored two or...