Japan coach Zaccheroni backs winter World Cup in Qatar


Japan's coach Alberto Zaccheroni reacts during their Confederations Cup Group A football match against Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia June 15, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

(Reuters) - Alberto Zaccheroni, coach of Asian champions Japan, has thrown his support behind switching the date of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from July to January.

"Personally I think there would be a higher quality World Cup by moving it," the Italian told reporters in Serbia ahead of Japan's friendly clash on Friday.

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