The Japanese national football team, who is 24 years old or younger in the Tokyo Olympic generation, faced the second round of the warm-up game against the powerful Argentina and won 3-0.
On the 26th of this month, the Japanese national team of the Tokyo Olympic generation played against the powerful Argentina in a warm-up game held in Chofu City, Tokyo, and lost 0-1.
On the 29th, the second game against Argentina was held at Kitakyushu Stadium, and while Japan replaced nine starting members from the first game, 19-year-old Takefusa Kubo, who plays in the Spanish first division league, started in two consecutive games. I participated.
In the 45th minute of the first half, forward Daichi Hayashi, who escaped to the back of the defense, skillfully trapped an accurate long pass from center back Ayumu Seko and connected it to the shot, scoring the first goal.
Japan continued to create opportunities in the second half, and Ko Itakura decided a corner kick from Kubo in the 23rd minute with a heading, and five minutes later, Itakura pushed in from the corner kick again with his head and pushed it out, Japan 3 against Argentina. I won with 0.
The Japanese national team under the age of 24 will play two warm-up games each in June and July to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.