'Uzbek loss a wake-up call' says Japan's Nagatomo

General Sources Thursday 1st March, 2012

TOKYO, March 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat at home to a second-string Uzbekistan will give the Asian champions a timely wake-up call, defender Yuto Nagatomo said on Thursday. ';I think it was a good thing that we got beaten here,'; the Inter Milan full-back told local media.

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