A year prior, he had won a silver medal at the World Championships in Sydney. Whether it’s Wednesday that it’s announced that we’re going to a World Cup or whether we have to wait a bit longer, it will happen. r but the team still regard it as a ‘crucial’ clash, according to striker Shinji Okazaki. “But I’m just doing my own way, and I have a very important match against Dominic. Rathore’s appointment can be hailed as a no-brainer for the government considering his Olympic silver medal at the 2004 Games. Second placed South Korea can qualify directly for an eighth successive World Cup appearance with a win over fourth-placed Uzbekistan in Tashkent. a behind but Leicester City striker Okazaki was adamant that Japan would not take the match lightly. The group’s third placed team must negotiate a series of playoffs to qualify. announced on Friday that Pacquiao “cannot return to the ring” due to other commitments. aly hold FranceRafael Nadal to return for Spain against Germany in Davis CupRafael Nadal pulls out of Indian Wells, Miami Open with injuryRafael Nadal insisted that tennis chiefs were wrong to wait three days before kicking controversial Italian Fabio Fognini out of the US Open for a vile, sexist tirade at a female umpire.