Hajime Moriyasu, who led the Japanese national team at the World Cup Qatar soccer tournament, appeared on NHK's "News Watch 9" on the night of the 9th and said, "Of course, I would like to think positively" if the Japan Football Association requested to continue. He expressed his willingness to continue to lead the team.
Coach Moriyasu has been the manager of the Japan national team since 2018, and at the World Cup Qatar tournament, they defeated Germany and Spain, both of which have won the championship, and finished first in the first league.
In the first round of the finals tournament, they faced Croatia, the runner-up in the previous tournament, and lost at the end of the penalty shootout and missed the goal of advancing to the top 8 for the first time, but finished the tournament in the top 16 for the second consecutive tournament. rice field.
Director Moriyasu appeared on NHK's News Watch 9 on the night of the 9th, and once again said, "I feel frustrated, but after returning to Japan, the people were happy and spoke to me. I myself am happy." I looked back.
And when asked how he would respond if the Japan Football Association were to request him to continue, he said, "I want to continue coaching anyway, so of course I want to think positively." showed willingness to take
After that, "I am very frustrated that I could not break the barrier of the best 16, but I think that there is a part of football that has been recognized as a content that will please the people. As a member of the football family, I will do something that will make the people happy. I want to do it," he said.