体坛英语资讯：Japans Nakamura injury doubt for World Cup warmup against England

Japanese playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura is doubtful for this weekend's World Cup warmup against England in Austria due to injury.

The 31-year-old has been struggling with a sore left ankle and only played the first half of an inter-squad match behind closed doors before spending the rest of Friday's session training alone.

"Shunsuke needs a bit more time to get back to his best condition and I am not sure if he can play," said coach Takeshi Okada Friday at Japan's training camp in the Alpine village of Saas-Fee.

"I was seeing how my ankle would hold up and have had an injection which is helping," said Nakamura.

Japan, the three-time Asian champions, are drawn in a tough Group E alongside Camerron, Netherlands and Denmark for the upcoming World Cup Finals in South Africa on June 11-July 11.