Japan thrash toothless Togo 5-0

It was Okazaki's second hat-trick in a week following last Thursday's 6-0 thrashing of Hong Kong in an Asian Cup qualifier and took his tally to 14 goals in 18 internationals.

"With the quality of the balls I was getting it was just a matter of getting on the end of them," Okazaki told reporters. "I just had to get into the right position and make contact."

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