Among the members of the Japanese national team who will participate in the soccer World Cup starting on the 20th of this month, the players who play in the J League departed from Narita Airport on the night of the 9th for Qatar, the venue.
Seven of the 26 members of the Japanese national team at the World Cup Qatar soccer tournament belong to J-League teams.
On the 9th, J1, FC Tokyo defender Yuto Nagatomo, Shonan Bellmare's Shoto Machino, who was selected to replace the injured Yuta Nakayama, and six other players, excluding defender Hiroki Sakai, were selected to represent Japan. I got on the bus and arrived at Narita Airport.
After being sent off by the Qatari ambassadors, we entered the departure gate and departed for Qatar.
Nagatomo, who was selected as a member for the fourth time in four consecutive tournaments, said, "The more I experience the World Cup, the more I'm captivated, and I'm particularly motivated this fourth time. I'm expressing what we've accumulated over the past four years in the best possible way. I want to do my best so that I can show a battle that puts my soul into it."
The World Cup Qatar tournament will be held for 29 days from the 20th of this month to the 18th of next month, and Japan will face Germany in the first match of the first league on the 23rd of this month.