Japan head coach Vahid Halilhodzic has vowed to silence his critics and says he is thriving on the pressure ahead of next week's crunch World Cup final-round qualifier at home to Australia.Amid reports that defeat against the Socceroos could cost him his job, the gruff Bosnian was in a defiant mood Thursday as he named a 27-man squad for the Aug. 31 match in Saitama and the Blue Samurai's last qualifier away to Saudi Arabia on Sept. 5."We started the final round of qualifiers on the wrong foot (with a 2-1 defeat at home to United Arab Emirates last September) but we are top of the group," H…READ FULL ARTICLE