He had made the announcement in July and his last match came against Tomas Berdych at Wimbledon. However, that is of little concern to Japan, whose players have their own internal battles to impress Halilhodzic and keep their place on his World Cup squad. jsAn inspirational Olympic medal winner as our new Sports Minister. “I also wanted that we conduct the U-17 FIFA World Cup in an impeccable manner. But for months the national hero — now fourth in the world rankings — has been a shadow of his former self. Australia’s fate continues to rest in the hands of the Japanese. o the people of London, the UK and all over the world,” he wrote in a collage of his memories with the Gunners. Halilhodzic has rested captain Makoto Hasebe and also left Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagaw. Appeal to all sports federations, let’s keep sportsmen as most important people, everything else will fall into place later. Spinners Kuldeep and Yuzvendra did well in the middle overs to contain the flow of runs in the middle overs and picked one wicket each.