The Japanese national soccer team will play against the US national team on the night of the 23rd Japan time in Düsseldorf, Germany as a warm-up match for the World Cup Qatar tournament that will start in November this year.


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USA ranked 14th in the world

The United States has decided to participate in the World Cup Qatar tournament for the first time in two tournaments and the 11th time.

The world ranking is 14th, which is higher than Japan's 24th, and many players belonging to European powerhouse clubs, such as Prisick who plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League, have been selected as members.

Japanese tactics Director Hajime Moriyasu is...

With the World Cup just two months away, this warm-up match will be a valuable opportunity to select members and improve the quality of the team.



In the final round of the Asian qualifiers, Japan frequently used a formation that puts three players in the midfield: a defensive midfielder, Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, and Aoi Tanaka, who are good at playing defensively. People have played an effective role in offense and defense while changing positions fluidly.



Coach Hajime Moriyasu said at the official press conference on the day before the game, "We are building a team centered on the players who fought in the final Asian qualifiers, but we will test how to incorporate the players who are in good form into the team in tomorrow's match. I want to.” One of the points will be how to appoint midfielder Daichi Kamata, who has scored four goals in six games in the German first division this season and is maintaining good form. .



It is expected that they will adopt the 4-2-3-1 formation, which has seen results in the final Asian qualifiers, and instead use two defensive midfielders and Kamata as the offensive commander. .

(*"4" is a defender, "2" is a defensive player


, "3" is a left side, and "1" is a center forward under the top right side.)



How smoothly you can transition from defense to attack.In terms of increasing the number of starting points on the front line by placing a top under, the variation for moving from good defense to good offense will increase. I want to test that aspect in the game,” and his commanding style is attracting attention.

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