Kan congratulates Japan team on excellent achievement

(GSM) – Prime Minister Naoto Kan has congratulated Japan football team after their stunning 3-1 victory over Denmark to reach the second round of the World Cup in South Africa.

The first-half goals from Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito Endo carried the Blue Samurai to the last 16 for the second time.

The Japanese Prime Minister Kan said: “I wish to congratulate the team on their excellent achievement.

“The side has given the whole country energy and pride.”

The former Japan captain Hidetoshi Nakata, supports: “That’s the sort of game we’ve wanted to see.

“They’ve grown up at this World Cup. Now let’s hope they can go further than we did in 2002.”

The three times Asian Cup winner reached the last 16 in 2002 as World Cup co-hosts.