Japan will leave for Uzbekistan on Tuesday with confidence sky-high after beating Belgium 4-0 to win the Kirin Cup in emphatic style at Tokyo National Stadium on Sunday evening.
The Japanese followed up their 4-0 demolition of Chile at Osaka on Wednesday with another high-octane performance, creating chances galore in a dominating display.
Although crowd favorite Shunsuke Nakamura returned to the lineup, it was the other Nakamura — Kengo of Kawasaki Frontale — who orchestrated the victory, setting up the first goal for left back Yuto Nagatomo and scoring the second himself to give Japan a 2-0 lead at the break.