[WORLD CUP WARMUPS] Japan coach Takeshi Okada offered to quit after the Blue Samurai lost at home to archrival SouthKorea. Argentina coach Diego Maradona was pleased, but Australia’s Pim Verbeek was livid with two of his players.Meanwhile, Portugal’s Carlos Queiroz was surprisingly low key after his team’s 0-0 tie at home against Cape Verde Islands.  For more on Monday’s warmups…

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