On the 19th, the Japan national team, which is heading to the World Cup Qatar soccer tournament, made preparations on the ground for their first match against Germany. I want to," he said enthusiastically.
The football World Cup Qatar tournament will start on the 20th local time, early morning on the 21st Japan time, and Japan will face Germany in the first round match on the 23rd.
After finishing their final warm-up match against Canada on the 17th, the players of the Japan national team took a day off and practiced at a training facility in Doha, Qatar on the 19th.
Before practice, all 26 players, led by captain Yoshida, gathered in a friendly atmosphere and took a commemorative photo in the uniforms worn in the World Cup.
Kaoru Mitoma, Wataru Endo, and Takehiro Tomiyasu, who missed the match against Canada due to poor physical condition and injury, entered general practice, but Hidemasa Morita, who complained of discomfort in his left calf, was separated from the beginning of practice. adjusted in the menu.
Then, after about 30 minutes of running and passing, the subsequent practice was closed to the public to check tactics.
Normally, practices other than the beginning are closed from two days before the game, but it was closed from four days before the match due to the intention of Hajime Moriyasu, ``I want to concentrate more on preparations.''
Yoshida said enthusiastically, “In order to rewrite the history of Japanese football, we have to steadily increase our motivation and face the first match in the best possible condition. I talked about
Ito ``To help the team in the scoring part''
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Although he did not participate in the final warm-up match against Canada on the 17th, he said, “Personally, I was able to get rid of my fatigue. .
In addition, regarding the fact that left back Yuta Nakayama, who was a teammate when he was playing for J1's Kashiwa Reysol, and who had been improving each other through 1-on-1 voluntary training, was not a member due to injury, "From Nakayama, I received a message saying, ``I'm rooting for Junya-kun because I think he'll definitely come out if he puts in a lot of effort.'' I want to do my best."
After that, he enthusiastically said, ``I want to show my strengths against any opponent.
Nagatomo "Become one, unite"
Yuto Nagatomo, who will be participating in the World Cup for the fourth time in a row, commented on the atmosphere of the team ahead of the first match against Germany, saying, "The morale is rising, and the tension is also rising. It's very tight, good conditions. I think so," he explained.
Coach Moriyasu said, "Let's believe in what we've been doing for four years and believe in our teammates." I have suffered for four years because of the disappointment of the Belgium match, so I definitely want to leave a good result in order to repay that debt, and I myself want to contribute to the progress of the Japan national team."