AC Milan's Keisuke Honda jokingly questioned whether he was the right man to lead Japan after he was made captain for Friday's 2-0 defeat at home to Uruguay in coach Javier Aguirre's first game in charge.
With regular captain Makoto Hasebe having been forced to leave the team on Thursday with a left knee injury, Honda got the nod for the captain's armband ahead of goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and Southampton central defender Maya Yoshida.
"It's a bit troublesome, or should I say a job that brings with it responsibility," the outspoken Honda told reporters.