Japan National Soccer Team "I would like to resume my activities in September" Tanmachi Technical Chairman June 17 18:58
Technical Committee Chairman Koji Sorimachi of the Japan Football Association held a press conference and expressed his desire to resume the activities of the Japanese national team in September in preparation for the World Cup qualifying, which has a policy of restarting this October. It was.
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the Asian Cup League qualifications for the World Cup Qatar Tournament were postponed in March and June, but the Asian Football Confederation played in October and November. It shows the policy to restart.
Technical Committee Chairman Sorimachi of the Japan Football Association held a press conference on the web on the 17th, and expressed his desire to resume the activities of the Japanese national team in September if conditions were prepared for these games.
Technical Committee Chairman Sorimachi said, “In Japan, infections are now being controlled, but in some countries this is not the case. It may not be possible to match depending on the opponent. By September, overseas players will return to Japan without any hurdles. I want them to be able to come up with their work. The safety and health must be the top priority, and the procedure must be created based on the representative's own ideas.”
On the other hand, he just stated that he had no concrete idea about when the representatives under the age of 23, who were aiming for the Tokyo Olympics, would resume their activities.