The Japanese national football team will face Paraguay on the night of the 2nd at the Sapporo Dome in a warm-up game that will be held from 7 pm.
Before the World Cup Qatar tournament, which starts in November, it will be the first chance for players to show their ability to become a representative member of this tournament.
We will keep you updated on the progress of the match.
【Representation from Japan】
▼ Starting member
<GK>
23 Schmidt Daniel
<DF>
22 Maya Yoshida
3 Shogo Taniguchi
2 Miki Yamane
26 Hiroki Ito
<MF / FW>
8 Genki Haraguchi
6 Wataru Endo
18 Takuma Asano
9 Daichi Kamada
15 Kaoru Misaki
21 Anri
▼ Reserve player
<GK>
1 Eiji Kawashima
12 Shuichi Gonda
28 Keisuke Osako
<DF>
5 Yuto Nagatomo
4 Yuto Itakura
20 Yuta Nakayama
<MF / FW>
14 Junya Ito
19 Toru Furuhashi
24 Daizen Maeda
25 Kiyo Ueda
17 Ao Tanaka
11 Takefusa Kubo
[Paraguay National Team]
▼ Starting member
<GK>
22 Santiago Rojas
<DF>
2 Alan Benitez
3 Omar Alderete
15 Brass Liberos
5 Luis Sarate
<MF>
21 Oscar Romero
10 Miguel Almiron
20 Richard Sanchez
18 Andres Kubas
< FW>
9 Gabriel Avalos
7 Derlis Gonzalez
▼ Reserve player
<GK>
1 Antony Silva
12 Juan Espinora
<DF>
4 Santiago Arzamendia
14 David Martinez
<MF>
8 Richard Ortiz
16 Angel Cardoso Lucena
17 Jorge Morel
<FW>
11 Angel Romero
19 Jesús Medina
23 Hosue Colman
[Highlights of the Paraguay match]
The world ranking is 23rd in Japan, while Paraguay is 50th.
Paraguay was unable to qualify for the World Cup Qatar tournament after losing in the South American qualifying round.
Japan national team coach Hajime Moriyasu said, "I want to simulate in the form of the first league and the final tournament after that because the World Cup will also fight in the middle 3 days" for the strengthening game and 4 games in June. While using many players, I would like to try things that can be tried, such as system changes depending on the situation. "
In addition, Director Moriyasu said in the second match against Brazil, which is ranked first in the world ranking, on the 6th of this month, "I am thinking of appointing the players who have fought in the final qualifying so far", in the match against Paraguay. In the final qualifying, it is expected that the members who have few chances to participate will come into play.
Players who have achieved results in their clubs, such as Daichi Kamada, who won the Europa League as the axis of attack in the German 1st division, and Ritsu Doan, who scored 11 goals in the official game this season in the PSV of the Dutch 1st division. It is also a point that the national team can show brilliance and appeal.
<Paraguay National Team>
▽ World Ranking: 50th place (March 31, 2022)
▽ Past match results with Japan National Team: 4 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses
▽ Match results with Japan (last 5 games)
・ May 2008 27th △ 0-0 (strengthening match)
・ June 29, 2010 △ 0-0 (PK3-5) (World Cup South Africa Final Tournament Round 1)
・ September 4, 2010 ○ 1-0 (strengthening match )
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・ June 12, 2018 ○ 4-2 (strengthening match)
・ September 5, 2019 ○ 2-0 (strengthening match)
[Future plans of the Japanese national team]
6/6 (Monday) Warm-up match vs. Brazil (Tokyo)
6/10 (Friday) Warm-up game vs. Ghana (Hyogo)
6/14 (Tuesday) Warm-up game vs. Chile or Tunisia (Osaka)
7/19 (Tuesday) East Asian Championship Against Hong Kong (Ibaraki)
7/24 (Friday) East Asian Championship vs. China (Aichi)
7/27 (Monday) East Asian Championship vs. Korea (Aichi)
9/19 (Monday) -9/27 (Tuesday) To be determined
11/23 (Wednesday) World Cup Qatar Tournament 1st League vs Germany
11/27 (Sun) World Cup Qatar Tournament 1st League vs. Intercontinental Playoff Winner
12/1 (Thu) World Cup Qatar 1st League vs Spain
Soccer World Cup Qatar Tournament Combination
Japan National Soccer Team World Cup Battle [1998-2018]