The experienced Keisuke Honda and Shinji Okazaki, who both came on as substitutes in Japan's 2-1 wn over Colombia, remain on the bench, with Yuya Osako leading the attack on a bright sunny evening in Yekaterinburg.
Senegal also won their first match 2-1 against Poland, and a win would see them advance to the last 16 if Colombia fail to beat Poland later in the day.
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(Reporting by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Ian Chadband)
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