It has been decided that the East Asian Football Championship, which was scheduled to be held in China in July, will be held in Japan after China declined to hold it due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
The East Asian Soccer Championship is scheduled to be held from July 19th to 27th for both men and women, with four teams each playing in Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong for boys and Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan for girls. increase.
The tournament was originally planned to be held in China, but since China declined to hold it due to the infection situation of the new coronavirus, the East Asian Football Federation, which sponsors the tournament, has been considering alternative venues. ..
In response to this, the Japan Football Association has expressed its intention to hold it in Japan, but as a result of coordination by the federation, it has been decided that it will be held in Japan on the 19th.
The venue, stadium, match schedule, etc. will be decided by future discussions.
The men's representative from Japan will focus on J-League players ahead of the World Cup in November, which will be a valuable appeal for domestic players to join the tournament.