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AFP, Yokohama

Brazilian legends Kaka and Cafu say they feel at home in Japan where they are playing the Club World Cup, with both players tasting success here before.

"I have only good memories about Japan. I want to make another good memory," superstar playmaker Kaka told the Japanese daily Sankei Sports ahead of AC Milan's semi-final clash with Japan's Urawa Reds here on Thursday.

"Urawa have enthusiastic supporters. But we have come here to bring the trophy to Milan. We are not complacent," said the 25-year-old.

Kaka visited Japan in 1993 as an 11-year-old member of the Sao Paulo FC junior team to play friendlies in Yamagata, a rural region north of Tokyo.

He was named the most valuable player of those matches and won 5,000 yen (45 dollars) in prize money.

"I still keep the money. That is a memento and I feel attached to it," added the millionaire star, who won the prestigious French Ballon d'Or player of the year just before heading to Japan for the tournament of continental champions. Cafu, a veteran defender at age 37, was Brazil's captain when they beat Germany 2- 0 in the 2002 World Cup final at the Yokohama International Stadium, the venue of Milan's semi-final and Sunday's final this week.

"It's a wonderful feeling to be back at the stadium where I lifted the World Cup trophy. I'm very excited about it," he told FIFA.com. "Every time I come here I experience the same amazing sensations. "I can remember the end of the final and touching the trophy. It's an image that the people of Brazil will never forget and neither will I."

Cafu also won two Intercontinental Cups with Sao Paulo in 1992 and 1993 at Tokyo's National Stadium. The South America-Europe club championship was merged into the Club World Cup in 2005 for the undisputable title of global champions.

"I honestly never thought this country would end up meaning so much to me," he said.

"I really hope I can win this title with Milan and my Brazilian team-mates. "There are eight of us altogether and if we win the Cup, it would be great for the people back home too."