Japanese is framed in group E along with Germany, Spain and Costa Rica. In Hajime Moriyasu As a coach, his goal is to fight to reach the round of 16 despite not being easy. Japanese He comes to this championship having finished 2nd in his group in the Asian qualifying phase and counting four Asian Cups in his record.
Japan team list
goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg), Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu E-pulse) and Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truiden).
defenses: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Reds), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
Midfielders: Gaku Shibasaki (Leganés), Wataru Endo (Stuttgart), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Portugal), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
strikers: Junya Ito (Stade Reims), Takuma Asano (Bochum), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ritsu Doan (Freiburg), Ayase Ueda (Circle Bruges), Take Kubo (Real Society). Suto Machino (Shonan Bellmare)
The ‘eleventh’ type of Japan
Gonda; Sakai, Yoshida, Tomiyasu, Nagatomo; Tanaka, Endo, Morita; Junya Ito, Asano, Minamino
Star of Japan: Minamimo
The midfielder of Monaco amassed 43 caps and scored 17 goals including Japanese. He is 27 years old and has a Premier League, an FA Cup and an English League Cup to his credit.
Japan match schedule
Wednesday 23 (14.00) Germany – Japanese
Sunday 27 (11.00) Japanese – Costa Rica
Thursday 1 (20.00) Japanese – Spain
Source: La Verdad
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