It turned out that the Chinese side has offered to decline the soccer East Asian Championship, which was scheduled to be held in China in July.


It means that the study of alternative venues is underway, including in Japan.

The East Asian Soccer Championship is scheduled to take place from July 19th to 27th, of which four teams from Japan, South Korea, China and Hong Kong will play round-robin.



According to the Japan Football Association, the tournament was scheduled to be held in China, but the Chinese side offered to hold it in their own country due to the infection status of the new coronavirus.



In response to this, the association has expressed its intention to hold the event in Japan.



However, as South Korea is also running as a host country, the East Asian Football Federation, which hosts the tournament, is considering where to take an alternative venue.



Japan national team coach Hajime Moriyasu, who is preparing for the World Cup in November, has expressed his intention to focus on J-League players. It will lead to an overall level up. "