Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic believes his players have the quality and experience to get their World Cup qualification back on track with a win against Group B outsider Thailand at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on Tuesday.
Japan is under pressure to rebound from a shock opening 2-1 defeat at home to the United Arab Emirates and see off the Thais, who put up a brave fight before going down 1-0 to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
"I know what the atmosphere is going to be like in the stadium and I have watched video footage of some of Thailand's games and can see how much passion they have for football," Halihodzic told a press conference Monday.