On the 4th, the Japanese national team, which is heading to the World Cup Qatar soccer tournament, held official training for the first round of the final tournament against Croatia, where they will advance to the last eight for the first time in history, and captain Maya Yoshida and others are preparing. I was.

Japan's national soccer team finished first in Group E of the World Cup Qatar tournament, and will face Croatia, who finished second in the previous tournament in Russia, in the first round of the final tournament to be held on the 5th.



Japan has lost in the first round in each of the three tournaments it has advanced to, and will aim to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time in its history in its fourth attempt.



On the 4th, ahead of the Croatia match the next day, the Japanese players held an official training session at the training facility in Doha from 4:30 pm.



During the first 15 minutes, which was open to the press, captain Maya Yoshida, midfielder Wataru Endo, and Kaoru Mitoma, who is expected to be a trump card in the offense, were running and passing the ball.



On the other hand, Takefusa Kubo, who did not participate in the practice on the 3rd due to poor physical condition and rested at the lodgings, did not participate in the general practice that day either.



The Croatia match will start at 6:00 pm local time on the 5th and 0:00 am on the 6th Japan time.