Football: Tanaka wary of Sweden threat as Kubo stays sidelined

Japan midfielder Ao Tanaka on Tuesday warned his teammates to be wary of their upcoming World Cup opponents Sweden, as the Scandinavians look to bounce back from their 5-1 mauling by the Netherlands.Injured Takefusa Kubo will remain sidelined for the Samurai Blue as they head into their final Group F match on Thursday at Dallas Stadium trailing group leaders Netherlands on goals scored.Speaking at Japan's training base near Nashville, Tennessee, Tanaka described Sweden strikers Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak as "two of the world's best.""I believe they especially thrive on counters when…READ FULL ARTICLE