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Japan names Nishino as new coach two months before World Cup

Akira Nishino, the new head coach for Japan national team. [Photo: Courtesy]

Japan named respected veteran Akira Nishino as its new national football manager on Monday after sensationally dumping Vahid Halilhodzic with only two months until the World Cup.

The 63-year-old Nishino boasts an impressive array of domestic silverware and masterminded one of Japanese football's proudest moments: beating a Brazil side containing Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos 1-0 at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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