Following is Japan's starting lineup against the United States in the Group B match of Olympic men's soccer tournament on Thursday:

Goalkeeper: Shusaku Nishikawa

Defenders: Hiroki Mizumoto, Yuto Nagatomo, Masato Morishige, Atsuto Uchida

Midfielders: Takuya Honda, Hiroyuki Taniguchi, Yohei Kajiyama, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa

Forward: Takayuki Morimoto

(Xinhua News Agency August 7, 2008)