. >> we asked michael kasdo, the japan correspondent of "world soccer magazine" to assess nadashiko's performance and what the team needs to work on. nice to see you, thank you very much for coming today. how do you evaluate nadashiko's performance after watching them play in the asian worrell qualifierers. >> they came in as absolute favorites for this. but you absolutely can't criticize their performance. because they won their first three games, straight. this is very re a iup y normall opointr a few glser the. layed wh great composure. they played with momentum. ihi ty've taken on tt montum from the wldcup. anyehereozing confidence at the moment. there's a tremendous performance. and very convincing indeed. >> okay. who is the key player in nadashiko, japan. >> sara was the top scorer, she ran for the full 90 minutes, she concentrates for the full 90 minutes, she's got the vision. she sees where everybody is. she finds the space. she sees the course and the ball. she puts it there. she sees the course for herself. so she's tremendously creative player. and then you look out to the