NEWS
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - AFC Asian Qualifiers【Road to Qatar】vs China PR (1/27@Saitama) vs Saudi Arabia (2/1@Saitama)
22 January 2022

Staff
Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: YOKOUCHI Akinobu (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: UENO Yusaku (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Squad
GK
KAWASHIMA Eiji (RC Strasbourg/France)
GONDA Shuichi (Shimizu S-Pulse)
SCHMIDT Daniel (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Tokyo)
SAKAI Hiroki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
TANIGUCHI Shogo (Kawasaki Frontale)
YAMANE Miki (Kawasaki Frontale)
UEDA Naomichi (Nimes Olympique/France)
ITAKURA Kou (FC Schalke 04/Germany)
NAKAYAMA Yuta (PEC Zwolle/Netherlands)
TOMIYASU Takehiro (Arsenal/England)
MF/FW
OSAKO Yuya (Vissel Kobe)
HARAGUCHI Genki (1.FC Union Berlin/Germany)
SHIBASAKI Gaku (CD Leganes/Spain)
ENDO Wataru (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
ITO Junya (KRC Genk/Belgium)
ASANO Takuma (VfL Bochum/Germany)
MINAMINO Takumi (Liverpool FC/England)
MORITA Hidemasa (CD Santa Clara/Portugal)
MAEDA Daizen (Celtic FC/Scotland)
DOAN Ritsu (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands)
TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
KUBO Takefusa (RCD Mallorca/Spain)
Players Change (1/23)
TOMIYASU Takehiro
DF Club: Arsenal/England Sidelined due to injury

NAKATANI Shinnosuke
DF Club: Nagoya Grampus
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, all trainings will be held behind closed doors.
※Players and staffs are asked to refrain from responding to requests for autographs, handshakes, photographs, etc.
We ask for your kind understanding and cooperation.
Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar [1/27]
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs China PR National Team
Date: Thu. 27 January, 19:00
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama)
Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar [2/1]
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs Saudi Arabia National Team
Date: Tue. 1 February, 19:10
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama)
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