Japan coach Javier Aguirre did not take questions regarding his alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Spain on Wednesday.
Aguirre attended a news conference to announce next year's schedule for both the men's and women's national sides, but did not touch on recent reports that Spanish prosecutors are investigating him for possibly being involved in a fix three years ago when he was manager of Zaragoza.
Aguirre instead set the bar high for himself by targeting the top 15 in the 2015 world rankings.
"We have the World Cup qualifiers next year and my goal is to take the team to the top 15 in the world," the former Mexico coach said.
Aguirre has picked a provisional squad of 50 for the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup in Australia, and will name his final 23 on Monday. The Mexican said players he hasn't called up yet have every chance of featuring in the squad.
"If we win the Asian Cup, we can tackle the rest of 2015 feeling refreshed," Aguirre said.