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NAGOYA, AICHI , JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 30: Tamada Keiji (C) of Nagoya Grampus slips between two opponents during the AFC Champions League Knock-out Stage match between Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale at Mizuho Athletic Stadium on September 30, 2009 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

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Bahrain forward Abdulla Marzooq (R) fights for the ball with Japan forward Keiji Tamada (L) during their 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian final qualifiers Group A match at the Saitama 2002 stadium on March 28, 2009. The match was tied 0-0 at half-time.

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Japan's national soccer team players pose for photographers prior to the Asian Group One 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Bahrain at Saitamal Stadium near Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 28, 2009.

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Japan's starting football players (top L-R) Shusaku Nishikawa, Makoto Hasebe, Shunsuke Nakamura, Yuji Nakazawa, Marcus Tulio Tanaka, and (bottom L-R) Yuichi Komano, Yuto Nagatomo, Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki, Yoshito Okubo and Keiji Tamada pose for photographers prior to their Asian C...

Japan's national soccer team members pose prior to their Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.

Japan's Keiji Tamada (L) fights for the ball with Australia's Nicky Carle during their 2010 World Cup Asian group qualifying soccer match in Melbourne June 17, 2009.

Australia's Rhys Williams (R) fights for the ball with Japan's Keiji Tamada during their 2010 World Cup Asian group qualifying soccer match in Melbourne June 17, 2009.

Australia's Jade North (L) fights for the ball with Japan's Keiji Tamada during their 2010 World Cup Asian group qualifying soccer match in Melbourne June 17, 2009.

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Japan's Keiji Tamada, right, fights for the ball with Qatar's Magid Mohamed Hassan during their soccer match in the World Cup qualifying final round of Asia in Yokohama, Japan, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Japan's Keiji Tamada (R) and Qatar's Ibrahim Majed fight for the ball during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Yokohama, south of Tokyo June 10, 2009.

Bahrain's Abdulla Marzooq (L) and Japan's Keiji Tamada fight for the ball during their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in Saitama, north of Tokyo, March 28, 2009.

Bahrain's Abdulla Marzooq (L) and Japan's Keiji Tamada fight for the ball during their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiying soccer match in Saitama, north of Tokyo, March 28, 2009.

Australia's Lucas Neill (L) and Mark Schwarzer (R) fight for the ball with Japan's Keiji Tamada during their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification soccer match in Yokohama, south of Tokyo February 11, 2009.

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Finland's Tuomo Turunen, right, fights for the ball with Japan's Keiji Tamada during their friendly soccer match in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009.

Japan's Keiji Tamada shoots towards goal as Bahrain's Abdulla Ismaeel Omar tries to block during their Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Manama January 28, 2009.