National team manager Takeshi Okada will end months of speculation when he names his World Cup squad on Monday, but for some J. League players hoping to make it to South Africa the wait must go on for one more day.
Australia manager Pim Verbeek is set to announce his 27-man provisional roster on Tuesday, and the news will be keenly anticipated by the Socceroo contingent currently plying its trade in Japan.
After appearing in eight of Australia's 13 qualifiers en route to the World Cup, Nagoya Grampus striker Josh Kennedy has reason to be confident of making the cut. With Germany, Serbia and Ghana lying in wait, however, the 194-cm frontman knows he and his teammates can take nothing for granted if they want to emulate their achievement of reaching the knockout stage four years ago.