1 F.C. Koln visited Japan
　1 F.C. Koln, the runners-up of the West German league, visited Japan and had three matches against the Japanese selection. Its famous international stars, Wolfgang Overath, Heinz Flohe or Johannes Lohr attracted the spectators and TV audience by their fast, machine-like combinations. The results were as follows : ―
June 26 at Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Japan (0)1, Koln (1) 3
July 1 at Osaka Nagai stadium
Japan (0)0, Koln (1) 4
July 3 at Tokyo Olympic stadium
Japan (1)2, Koln (3) 6

　Opposition to I.O. C'. s decision
　Japan will oppose the reported agreement between I.O.C. and F.I.F.A. on the eligibility of Olympic football competitors. The press reported recently that players who competed in the World Cup tournament will not be permitted to take part in the Olympic tournament in Montreal. Officials of the Japanese Football Association said that, if the new regulations are also apply to competitors in the preliminary tournament of the World Cup, most of the Asian countries whose footballers are all amateurs will suffer a set-back in the development of their football.

　KAMAMOTO and NAGAI
　Is the Kamamoto era of Japanese football over or not? This is the main point of argument among the football supporters after the defeat of the Japanese national team in the World Cup preliminary tournament in Seoul last May, Japan was defeated by Israel in the semi-final of the tournament, and Kunishige Kamamoto who had been the leading goal-scorer in the football tournament of the Mexico Olympics in 1968 did not impress during the match.
　He had not completely recovered from his ankle injury received during the Emperor's Cup tournament match last December. After the Seoul tournament, a doctor said that it would be necessary to have operations on the bone of his left ankle if he want to be fit as before for the the national team.
　 When the Japanese national selection held friendly matches against Korea (south) and 1 F.C.Koln of West Germany in June and July, Ken Naganuma, the manager of the national team, excluded Kamamoto and some veterans from his side. Although the new national selection, without Kamamoto, did not achieve impressive results, certain experts admitted that some of the young players had individually played better than expected. Emerging from the old players' shadow, the young players ran well and fought bravely.
　Mr. Rudi Schlott, the manager of 1 F.C.Koln, noticed some promising players among his opponents. He said that the right wing-forward Yoshikazu Nagai was promising enough to acquire professional status in European countries. Nagai is now 21 years of age and is playing for the first division club, Furukawa F.C. of Tokyo. He is not so strong as Kamamoto but is a fast dribbler with bold tactics.
　Nagai is expected to be an ace striker of the Japanese national side for the Olympic football tournament in Montreal, Canada,1974 which is the next target of Japanese football. Will Kamamoto not be needed then? Ken Naganuma's answer is as follows:
　 We need both Kamamoto and Nagai for Montreal. Two years from now Nagai will be mature enough and Kamamoto will still be strong enough.

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