Published Wed, Apr 07 10 06:50 PM
Japan's players were booed off the pitch after their team slumped to a 3-0 defeat by Serbia in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.
Forward Dragan Mrda scored twice for the Serbs, by far the hungrier of the two teams heading to South Africa in June, in a game where neither coach could field a full-strength side.
Mrda opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a clinical left-foot finish after bursting clear 10 minutes after hitting the post from a similar position.
He smashed home his second goal from close range in the 23rd minute after Japan goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki had blocked his initial shot at the near post.
Midfielder Nemanja Tomic curled in a free kick on the hour mark, triggering jeers among the 46,000 crowd in Osaka which intensified as Japan trudged off after the final whistle.
Japan will face Netherlands, Denmark and Cameroon in Group E at the World Cup finals while Serbia have been drawn with Germany, Australia and Ghana in Group D.
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