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.