We will go all out for a win, says Japan coach

Japan coach Takeshi Okada has vowed to play for a win in tonight's decisive World Cup Group E clash with Denmark, despite knowing a draw will be enough to put his side into the last 16.

Japan coach Takeshi Okada

Japan coach Takeshi Okada has vowed to play for a win in tonight's decisive World Cup Group E clash with Denmark, despite knowing a draw will be enough to put his side into the last 16.

"For us and for football in Japan as a whole, it is a massive match," Okada told reporters on the eve of the crunch encounter. "The players have got to give everything they have and if they do we can qualify.

"I've told the players not to think about getting a draw. We have to score and we will start the match trying to win."