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Leicester City: International break – Who’s playing and where?

By Jake Cursley

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Danny Drinkwater of England in action during the International Friendly match between England and Turkey at Etihad Stadium on May 22, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Danny Drinkwater of England in action during the International Friendly match between England and Turkey at Etihad Stadium on May 22, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan - The FA/The FA via Getty Images) /
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SAITAMA, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 01: Players of Japan line up for team photos prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Group B match between Japan and United Arab Emirates at Saitama Stadium on September 1, 2016 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 01: Players of Japan line up for team photos prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Group B match between Japan and United Arab Emirates at Saitama Stadium on September 1, 2016 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images) /

Shinji Okazaki – Japan 1 – 2 UAE

Our first kick off of the week saw Leicester City forward Shinji Okazaki face UAE to kick off their World Cup Qualifying campaign.

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You’d expect Japan to easily win the game however they fell short after Shinji hit the crossbar after coming close with a headed effort, the score remained 2 – 1 at the final whistle.

Both Japan and Okazaki will be very disappointed with the result and as such, I’m sure Shinji will work even harder than he usually does in order to put this result behind him and move forward.

Japan travel to Thailand next on the 6th of September and will be looking for a huge improvement on this result.

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