Soccer: Captain Yoshida eyeing historic World Cup last 8 for Japan (3)

May 18, 2022 (Mainichi Japan) Maya Yoshida gives an interview on March 17, 2022, in Genoa, Italy. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) - National team captain Maya Yoshida aspires to make sporting history for Japan at the World Cup in Qatar in around six months' time, but to have a chance at that he must be selected and healthy enough to play in soccer's showpiece event for the third straight time. A win in the World Cup knockout stage has proven a hurdle too high so far