The Japan Football Association announced the members of the women's national team "Nadeshiko Japan" who will face the warm-up match against Spain and others in Europe next month, and 23 people including ace Mana Iwabuchi were selected.
Nadeshiko Japan, ranked 11th in the world, who are strengthening their preparations for the World Cup that will start in July next year, will travel to Spain. We are planning a warm-up match.
The 23 members who will participate in these two matches were announced on the 28th, with 11 overseas teams and 12 domestic teams.
Of these, Iwabuchi, who belongs to the English Super League and Arsenal, was away from the national team due to the effects of surgery on both ankles, but he has returned since February this year.
In addition, captain Saki Kumagai, who plays in the German 1st division, and Yui Hasegawa, who plays in the English Super League and Manchester City, were also randomly selected.
In addition, Akiha Oba, the keeper of the team that won the second place in the World Cup under the age of 20 in August, was selected for the first time.
Futoshi Ikeda, coach of Nadeshiko Japan, said, “By playing against teams with high rankings in the world, we can learn what we can do and what we need to improve. I want to."