Can Akira Nishino get Japan on course in time to make World Cup impact?

img style=float: left; margin-right: 10px; src=http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i/?img=/photo/2018/0409/r354215_1296x729_16-9.jpgamp;w=100amp;h=80amp;scale=cropamp;site=espnfc /Akira Nishino's years of experience with Japanese football made him the obvious hire for the World Cup.

Just two months ahead of the 2018 World Cup, Akira Nishino has his hands full after being named as the new Japan coach on a Monday that will live long in the memory of football fans in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Dawn brought rumours that Vahid Halilhodzic, appointed in 2015, had been fired. The morning continued with reports that confirmed the Bosnian's exit and the afternoon ended with a Tokyo press conference that explained the thinking behind it. It was also used to announce that Nishino will...