On the 21st, the Japanese national team, who will face the World Cup Qatar soccer tournament, will be preparing for their first match against Germany on the 21st. I want to limit it," he said enthusiastically.
Japan will face Germany on the 23rd in the first match of the first round at the World Cup Qatar tournament that started on the 20th local time and the early morning of the 21st Japan time.
On the 21st, they practiced at a training facility in Doha, and on this day as well, they showed the press about 30 minutes until they confirmed their tactics.
Volunteer Wataru Endo, who is the key to offense and defense, was diagnosed with a concussion after hitting his head in contact with an opponent in the German 1st league match held on the 8th of this month, and is aiming to return. On the day of the day, he was working on passing practice and more while showing a smile sometimes.
On the other hand, Hidemasa Morita, who had been undergoing adjustments on a different menu due to discomfort in his left calf, participated in the general practice from this day and performed dashes and ball twirling.
Endo said, "The condition is fine. Ultimately, it's up to the coach to decide, but I want to do my best to prepare myself for the game. Our strength is that we play solid defense. If we concede a goal early in the game, I think it will be tough, so I want to pay attention to how I enter the game."
Takehiro Tomiyasu "I'm well prepared"
TOMIYASU Takehiro, who did not play in the last warm-up match before the tournament against Canada on the 17th, said, "I think we are well prepared both in terms of condition and tactics." emphasized.
On top of that, for the first match against Germany in two days, he said, "I'm a defender, so I'd like to cooperate with my teammates so that we can keep the opponent down to 0 points. I think the first match will be very important. I want to do my best on the pitch so that I can reach the people who support me in Japan by preparing as much as possible.”
Takumi Minamino "Preparing while thinking about various game plans"
Takumi Minamino, who will carry the team's ace number "10" at this tournament, said, "I'm so excited that the World Cup I dreamed of when I was a child is about to begin. A player who has carried Japan's number 10 in this tournament in the past. I know what kind of player he is, but I want to contribute to the team by playing in my own way without feeling too much responsibility."
On top of that, for the first match against Germany in the first league, he said, "I expect it to be a very tough game. Since the opponent is higher than us, we will make various game plans, such as how to win points against them. I want to think and prepare for the match,” he said enthusiastically.