(Reuters) - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was delighted with his side's lightning-fast start to Wednesday's 4-2 friendly win over New Zealand but the performance has not persuaded the Italian to finalise his 23 man squad for the World Cup in Brazil.
Japan scored all their goals in the first 17 minutes against New Zealand, who missed out on the World Cup after being thrashed by Mexico in a playoff, and Zaccheroni was pleased they had delivered a quality performance despite missing key players.
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