Playboy, you bring up a fair point, playing the reserve team, threw a curve ball to Japan's coaching staff. I bet they were preparing and watching game film on our A team. They had NOTHING on the reserve team so that played to our advatage in not only gettnig our starters some much needed rest, Japan had no clue what hit them. I bring up the fact that 4-5 years ago we couldn't field a reserve team that could beat Japan, we woudl have had to kll ourselve with our A team. Things have changed and now Iran can hang wtih Brazil and Poland, the best teams in the world.