According to interviews with officials, the Japan Football Association has asked Hajime Moriyasu, who led the Japanese national team to the final tournament at the World Cup Qatar tournament, to continue.
In the future, if an agreement is reached after working out the conditions, etc., the continuation of Director Moriyasu will be officially decided through the association's board of directors.
At the World Cup in Qatar, Coach Moriyasu led the Japanese national team in the first league, defeating the world's leading powerhouses Germany and Spain, and advanced to the final tournament, but did not reach the top 8, which was his goal. did not.
Manager Moriyasu's contract is until the Qatar tournament, and the Japan Football Association has been considering what to do with his successor, but by the 24th, it was learned from an interview with the person concerned that he had sounded out Manager Moriyasu to continue. I was.
In the future, if an agreement is reached after working out the conditions, etc., the continuation of Director Moriyasu will be officially decided through the association's board of directors.
Kozo Tashima, the president of the association, praised coach Moriyasu's ability to create a team with a sense of unity on the 3rd of this month during the tournament, and is considering continuing after the tournament, saying, "He is definitely one of the candidates." had made it clear.
On the other hand, when director Moriyasu appeared on an NHK program on the 9th of this month, he said, "I would like to think positively" about how to respond if the association requested to continue, and expressed his desire to continue to lead. was