Japan's men's soccer players, aged 23 and under, are heading to Qatar to compete in the final Asian qualifiers to qualify for the Paris Olympics, with forward Masahiro Hosoya expressing his enthusiasm, saying, ``I want to score a goal.'' Ta.
The Japanese under-23 team will compete in the final Asian qualifiers, which will begin in Qatar on the 15th of this month, with the aim of participating in their eighth consecutive Olympic Games.
Of the 23 members, many of the players who play in Japan departed for Qatar from Narita Airport on the night of the 7th.
The players were interviewed before their departure, and Hosoya, a forward for Kashiwa Reysol who participated in this year's Asian Cup with Japan's national team, which has no age limit, said, ``We have played so far with the final Asian qualifiers in mind.'' .I haven't had a good result as an individual, but I want to take advantage of that frustration and score a goal in the final qualifying round,'' he said with enthusiasm.
In addition, Yu Hirakawa, who leads FC Machida Zelvia, which is promoted to J1 for the first time and leads the league, said, ``I want to do the hard work and defense that Zelvia requires on the national team. I want to think carefully about how I'm going to play like that."
Japan, who is in the first league "Group B" in the final Asian qualifying round, will play
against China on the 16th Japan time, against
the United Arab Emirates on the 20th, and
against South Korea on the 22nd, and
the top two teams will advance to the final tournament. Proceed to
If they finish in the top three in the final tournament, they will qualify for the Paris Olympics.
NHK will broadcast the match against UAE on the 20th on general television, and will also stream it simultaneously on NHK Plus.