Bangkok date for Blatter FIFA President Sepp Blatter will be in Bangkok next week to witness the draw for the second stage of Asian qualifying for next year's World Cup. The Chinese national team headed to Jakarta for their final match of the first round of Asian World Cup qualifying against Indonesia.
China look to be locks to go through to the final round of qualifying.
Arsenal target Hidetoshi Nakata has claimed he is unlikely to move to Highbury, as his Italian club AS Roma are asking too much for him. Japan unhappy over FIFA tournament postponement Japanese soccer officials have joined the chorus of criticism over FIFA's decision to cancel this year's version of the World Club Championship, claiming that the move could damage the sport's credibility in Japan. Yoshiyuki Hasegawa is a hero for the Kashima Antlers, and he scored a key goal for the club against Kashiwa Reysol. Although the supporters were angry at the final result of the match against Cambodia, Chinese national team head coach Bora Milutinovic is satisfied with the 3-1 victory. India end qualifying campaign by thrashing Brunei India rounded out their their failed bid to qualify for the 2002 World Cup with a 5-0 victory over Brunei in Asian zone group eight on Sunday.