FIFA Confederations Cup 2013: Five players to watch out for as Brazil meet Japan

3. Keisuke Honda

The Blue Samurais would depend heavily on the creativity and experience of Keisuke Honda when they play the most crucial game of their group. Honda starred in Japan’s World Cup campaign in 2010 and he would want to repeat that performance next year at Brazil. His dead ball skills will come in handy as Brazil are unlikely to give Japan the freedom on the ball that they usually experience against their Asian opponents. The level of competitiveness will be much higher and it will be interesting to see if Honda can negotiate his way around the tackling midfielders of Brazil.