Japan's World Cup squad departed the country Saturday on a charter flight bound for Austria, where they will hold a camp in preparation for the 32-team tournament which starts on June 14 in Russia.More than 100 well-wishers gathered at Narita airport near Tokyo to see off the 23-man squad led by head coach Akira Nishino, who is tasked with guiding the Samurai Blue out of a tough Group H after replacing sacked predecessor Vahid Halilhodzic in early April."All of us, players and staff, will fight as one," the 63-year-old Nishino said at a departure ceremony before boarding the flight.Players …READ FULL ARTICLE
