Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) and his teammate Yuki Abe chase the ball at a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 18, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara stretches at a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi July 18, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara controls the ball during a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi July 18, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) and Shunsuke Nakamura take part in a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi July 17, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara kicks a ball at a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi July 17, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara kicks a ball at a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 15, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) jumps for a header with Yasuyuki Konno during a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 15, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Shunsuke Nakamura and Naohiro Takahara (R) take part in a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi July 15, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara takes part in a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi July 15, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) and Shunsuke Nakamura take part in a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 14, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) takes part in a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 14, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's soccer players pose before their 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer match against the United Arab Emirates at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13, 2007. The players are (back row L-R) Akira Kaji, Hiroki Mizumoto, Shunsuke Nakamura, Naohiro Takahara,Yuji Nakazawa, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, (front row L-R) Yuki Abe, Yuichi Komano, Kengo Nakamura, Keita Suzuki, and Yasuhito Endo. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (2nd L) scores a goal against goalkeeper Majed Nasser of the United Arab Emirates during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Abdulraheem Juma (L) of the United Arab Emirates, his team mate Rashid Abdul Rahman (R) and Japan's Naohiro Takahara fight for the ball during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara celebrates after scoring against the United Arab Emirates during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) celebrates with Shunsuke Nakamura after scoring against the United Arab Emirates during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara celebrates after scoring against the United Arab Emirates during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) celebrates after scoring
against the United Arab Emirates during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) tries to beat United Arab Emirates' goalkeeper Majed Nasser during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara warms up before the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match between Japan and UAE at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 13 , 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara chases the ball during a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 12, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara chases the ball during a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 12, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) and Shunsuke Nakamura take part in a training session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 11, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's head coach Ivica Osim of Bosnia watches Naohiro Takahara during a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 11, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara controls the ball at a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 10, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara controls the ball during a practice session for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 10, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara stands before their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match against Qatar at the My Dinh stadium in Hanoi July 9, 2007. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM) 

Members of Japan's national soccer team stand for a group photo before their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match against Qatar at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on July 9, 2007. Front row (L -R): Yasuyuki Konno, Yuki Abe, Keita Suzuki, Kengo Nakamura and Yasuhito Endo. Back row (L - R) : Satoru Yamagishi, Naohiro Takahara, Yuji Nakazawa, Shunsuke Nakamura, Akira Kaji and Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi.
REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM) 

Japan's national soccer team players react after Qatar scored on a penalty kick during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. Japan and Qatar finished in a 1-1 draw. Japan's players seen from left to right are Naotake Hanyu, Keita Suzuki, Yuji Nakazawa, Naohiro Takahara, Yasuyuki Konno and Yuki Abe. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) scores the first goal against Qatar during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match in Hanoi July 9, 2007. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad (VIETNAM) 

Qatar's Andres Quintana (R) celebrates with teammate Majdi Siddiq (5) after scoring a penalty kick past Japan during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. Japan and Qatar finished in a 1-1 draw. Japan's players seen from left to right are Yuji Nakazawa, Naohiro Takahara, Yasuyuki Konno and Yuki Abe
. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM) 

Japan's (L-R) Shunsuke Nakamura, Hideo Hashimoto, Naohiro Takahara and Yuki Abe react after their match with Qatar during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. Japan and Qatar finished in a 1-1 draw. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) scores the first goal against Qatar during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match in Hanoi July 9, 2007. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara scores a goal against Qatar's goalkeeper Ahmed Mahamed during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) celebrates with team-mates (L-R) Akira Kaji, Shunsuke Nakamura, Kengo Nakamura, Yasuyuki Konno and Yasuhito Endo after scoring past Qatar during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) celebrates past Qatar's Abdulla Koni after scoring during their AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) celebrates with team-mate Satoru Yamagishi after scoring past Qatar during their AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. Qatar's Wesam Abdulmajid is seen in the background. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) celebrates with team-mate Yasuyuki Konno (2) and Yasuhito Endo after scoring past Qatar during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara kicks and scores past Qatar's Mustafa Abdulla (L) and Meshal Budawood (R) during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9 , 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) and Qatar's Mustafa Abdulla fight for a header during their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B soccer match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi July 9, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) and Shunsuke Nakamura take part in a practice session for the upcoming 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi July 7, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara chase the ball against teammate Hideo Hashimoto at a practice session for the upcoming 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi July 7, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) talks to his team mate Kisho Yano after a practice match for the upcoming 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament against Vietnam's army soccer club 'The Cong' in Hanoi July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (2nd R) chases the ball during a practice match for the upcoming 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament against Vietnam's army soccer club 'The Cong' in Hanoi July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) controls the ball during a practice match against Vietnam's army soccer club 'the Cong' during a practice session for the upcoming 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara drinks water during a practice match against Vietnam's army soccer club, 'the Cong', during a practice session for the upcoming 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara looks around the My Dinh soccer stadium before a practice session for the upcoming 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) and Kengo Nakamura stretch during a practice session ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2007 soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 5, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (R) and Hideo Hashimoto chase the ball during a practice session for the AFC Asian Cup 2007 soccer tournament in Hanoi, July 5, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(VIETNAM) 

Japan soccer team player Takahara Naohiro talks with fans upon his arrival at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi for the Asian Cup 2007 July 4, 2007. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (C) and Colombia's Mario Yepes (L), Jorge Banguero (3rd L) and goalkeeper Agustin Julio struggle for the ball during the Kirin Cup soccer match in Saitama, north of Tokyo, June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (C) reacts after missing a shot as Colombia's Gerardo Vallejo (L), Mario Yepes (top) and Amaranto Perea react during the Kirin Cup soccer match in Saitama, north of Tokyo, June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (C) and Colombia's Amaranto Perea battle for the ball in front of Colombia's goalkeeper Agustin Julio during the Kirin Cup soccer match in Saitama, north of Tokyo June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara waves to fans after the Kirin Cup soccer match against Colombia in Saitama, north of Tokyo June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) and Colombia's Fabian Vargas fight for the ball during the Kirin Cup soccer match in Saitama, north of Tokyo June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara (L) and Colombia's Yulian Anchiko battle for the ball during the first half of their Kirin Cup soccer match in Saitama, north of Tokyo, June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara and Colombia's Yulian Anchico (top) battle for the ball during the first half of the Kirin Cup soccer match in Saitama, north of Tokyo June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara gestures after scoring a goal against Montenegro during the first half of the Kirin Cup soccer match at Shizuoka stadium in Kakegawa, central Japan, June 1, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

Japan's Naohiro Takahara reacts after scoring a goal against Montenegro during the first half of the Kirin Cup soccer match at Shizuoka stadium in Kakegawa, central Japan, June 1, 2007. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

Werder Bremen's Aaron Hunt competes for the ball with Eintracht Frankfurt's Naohiro Takahara (R) during their German Bundesliga soccer match at the Weser stadium in Bremen May 12, 2007. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY) ONLINE CLIENTS MAY USE UP TO SIX IMAGES DURING EACH MATCH WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF THE DFL. NO MOBILE USE DURING THE MATCH AND FOR A FURTHER TWO HOURS AFTERWARDS IS PERMITTED WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF THE DFL. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DFL DIRECTLY