Nadeshiko Japan, the Japan national football team for the Tokyo Olympics, practiced in Sendai City before the match against Chile in the third round of the qualifying league, which will be held on the 27th to advance to the final tournament.
Japan, which was ranked 10th in the world ranking after losing to England in the 2nd round of the qualifying league on the 24th, will face the match against Chile in the 3rd round at Miyagi Stadium in Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture on the 27th. increase.
Chile, which is 37th in the world, is the first to participate in the Olympic Games.
Goalkeeper Christiane Endler has long been a strong player in the French league and was also selected as the finalist for the FIFA = International Goalkeeper's Best Goalkeeper.
In the practice held in Sendai City on the afternoon of the 26th, the first 15 minutes were released, and there are connections to the Tohoku region such as Saki Kumagai who attended a high school in Sendai City as a captain and Jun Endo from Fukushima Prefecture. The players made adjustments by turning passes for the match in the disaster area.
Kumagai "I want to show my forward attitude"
Kumagai said, "I have no choice but to do it when I come here. I can't win just by defending, so I adjusted mainly for attacks today. I'm happy to be able to play in Miyagi prefecture, which has a connection, but above all, it's a match that has nothing to do. I want to show my attitude toward the front. "
Endo "To give back to those who supported me"
Endo said, "Tomorrow is a game where spectators come in and various people come to see it. I want to win, laugh and finish the game. There have been various things in Tohoku since the Great East Japan Earthquake. I want to play in a way that gives back. "
Conditions for advancing to the final tournament in Japan
In the Tokyo Olympics soccer girls, 12 teams are divided into 3 groups of 4 teams each to compete in the qualifying league.
A total of 8 teams can advance to the final tournament, and in addition to the 6 teams up to the top 2 in each group, the 2 teams with the highest points such as points among the 3rd place.
Japan's Group E have finished up to Round 2 with 6 points in the UK, 4 points in Canada, 1 point in Japan and 0 points in Chile. I am.
Japan will face Chile in the final round of the qualifying league, and if they lose this match, they will be ranked 4th in the group, so they will be eliminated.
On the other hand, in the case of a win, if Canada in the same group loses to the United Kingdom, they may line up in terms of points and pass second in the group due to differences in goals and total points.
If Canada wins or draws against Britain, Japan will remain in third place in the group, but depending on the results of the other two groups, it is quite possible that they will be in the top two teams in third place.
Also, if Japan draws to Chile, they will stay in 3rd place in the group, but if China and Zambia, who have not won so far in Group F, both fall below the draw in the final round, they will slip into the last slot and enter the final tournament. I will proceed.