Izzet unlikely to face Turkey

Muzzy Izzet could be ruled out of Turkey's second-round World Cup clash against Japan through injury.

Izzet has yet to feature for his country in the tournament as he struggles with a thigh problem, and he may now be forced to miss out again.

Japan defender Naoki Matsuda believes the host nation have a real chance of ousting the Turks and setting up a quarter-final with Senegal.

He said: "Although I am relieved that we achieved our initial goal, our real challenge starts here," he said.

"I think we have chances to win more games, so we will do our best not to waste those chances."