Maya Yoshida, the captain of the Japan national football team at the Tokyo Olympics, said on the 17th, after finishing the last warm-up game before the tournament, "Athletes still want to play in front of fans. I appealed for the Olympic Games with the audience.

Japan, a soccer boy who will enter the first match on the 22nd of this month, played against Spain on the night of the 17th in Kobe as the last warm-up match before the tournament.



The venue was attended by nearly 5,000 spectators, who drew one-on-one against the winning candidate to get a feel for the tournament.



After the match, Yoshida was asked that most of the soccer venues would be unattended during the Olympic Games. "It's natural, but athletes still want to play in front of the fans. When it's difficult, the energy of the fans is ours. It helps. I have a question about who and what the Olympics are for if the people can't go to see them. "



"I understand that you are fighting for your life every day, and I understand that we must be grateful for the Olympics," he said. Not limited to the players, all the players are standing here because they are fighting for their lives every day, and there are a lot of players who are going to the Olympics. I want you to seriously consider it again. " I appealed for the event.



In response to this, Kozo Tashima, chairman of the Japan Football Association, also commented, "I have tested various things in J League and professional baseball for a year, and I know that I can take proper measures against infection. I am afraid of misunderstanding. To put it simply, by limiting the number of people to the locals where each competition is held, limiting the capacity to 10%, and limiting it to children near the stadium, it is possible to control the flow of people to prevent the spread of infection. I think we can do it at the same time. I think it is the desire of all athletes around the world to show what they have devoted to everything in their lives to the audience, regardless of the competition. "