Japan have almost booked their place in the last round of Asian qualification for the 2010 World Cup with an emphatic 3-0 win in Thailand on Saturday.
he win puts the three-time champions level with Bahrain on 11 points in Group Two and six clear of Oman in third. Those two teams do battle later in the evening.
On a sultry Bangkok evening, the visitors broke the deadlock midway through the first half.
A Yasuhito Endo corner was headed home by Urawa Reds defender Marcos Tulio Tanaka.
15 minutes later and Japan moved further ahead. Yet again, the in-form Endo was the provider and once again it came from the corner.
This time Yuji Nakazawa was the recipient and the Yokohama star headed home for his second international goal in three games.
Thailand, already eliminated, threatened rarely and Japan added a third just before the end.
Substitute Kengo Nakamura fired home from just inside the area. Japan end this stage of qualification at home to Bahrain on June 22.
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