(Reuters) - The next generation of Japanese soccer players showed they have some way to go to emulate the 2011 world champions after slumping to a second straight defeat at the Women's East Asian Cup.
Japan, who won the World Cup four years ago and were runners-up at this year's tournament, named six players from the side that reached the final in Canada last month, offering an opportunity for new faces to stake their claim.
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