Like the Radiohead song, there were "no alarms and no surprises" when Philippe Troussier named his 25-man Japan squad for this week's friendly matches against Senegal and Nigeria, two teams the cohosts could meet at next year's World Cup.
The Frenchman included European-based stars Hidetoshi Nakata, Shinji Ono and Junichi Inamoto, as well as Boca Juniors striker Naohiro Takahara, in arguably his strongest squad since taking over as Japan manager in October 1998.
Jubilo Iwata midfielder Hiroshi Nanami, back to full fitness after a serious knee injury, was also recalled for the first time in six months, which could -- and should -- spell the end of Shunsuke Nakamura's World Cup hopes.