[CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Group A] Storylines abound in Group A at the Confederations Cup that begins Saturday when host Brazil plays Japan in Brasilia. Will the hostswin over the support of their skeptical home fans with a team missing such stars as Ronaldinho, Kaka, Ramires and Alexandre Pato? Will Japan continue the form that made it the first team to join Brazil in next year’s World Cupfinals? Will Mexico coach Jose Manuel de la Torre keep his job? And will Italy do better than it did four years when it collapsed in its final group match andfinished behind Brazil — and the USA?
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