️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Vahid Halilhodzic is strong favourite to become Japan's new national team manager and could take charge before friendly matches with Tunisia and Uzbekistan later this month.<unk> Vahid Halilhodzic is strong favorite to become Japan's new national team manager and could take charge before friendly matches with Tunisia and Uzbekistan later this month.<unk> Vahid Halilhodzic is strong favorite to become Japan's new national team manager and could take charge before friendly matches with Tunisia and Uzbekistan later this month. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mexican Javier Aguirre was fired last month amid fears his alleged involvement in a match-fixing case in Spain could harm the team. Vahid Halilhodzic is set to be appointed as Japan's new national team manager.<unk> Vahid Halilhodzic is set to be appointed as Japan's new national team manager. 62-year-old Bosnian took charge of Algeria during the 2014 World Cup finals out in Brazil.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Halilhodzic, 62, has extensive club management experience, including stints in France with Lille, Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain.<unk> Halilhodzic, 62, has extensive club management experience, including stints in France with Lille, Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain. Halilhodzic (left), pictured during his time as manager of Paris Saint-Germain, alongside Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and striker Didier Drogba during a 2004 Champions League tie. Halilhodzic celebrates after Algeria's surprise win over Russia at the 2014 World Cup finals. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Michael Laudrup<unk> was also linked with the Japan job but his contract with Qatar club Lekhwiya runs until July.<unk> Michael Laudrup<unk> was also linked with the Japan job but his contract with Qatar club Lekhwiya runs until July.<unk>
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> 62-year-old replaces sacked Mexican Javier Aguirre. Halilhodzic coached surprise package Algeria at 2014 World Cup. He also took charge of the Ivory Coast at the 2010 finals.<unk>