In order to boost the excitement of the Women's World Cup, which will start in July, the 'Trophy Tour', in which the winning trophy travels around the world, started in Japan. I want to prepare," he said enthusiastically.
The Women's World Cup of soccer in Australia and New Zealand kicks off on 20 July and will feature 32 teams.
The "Trophy Tour" will start in Japan on the 25th, ahead of the rest of the world, in order to boost the momentum of the tournament, and will tour the participating countries and regions until mid-July.
On the 25th, an event was held in Tokyo to commemorate the start of the tour, and was attended by Director Ikeda, the national team members, then-captain Homare Sawa, who won the 2011 tournament, and Aya Miyama, who was a key player. .
In this, Mr. Sawa said, "Since there is not much time until the actual performance, it is important not to get injured and to play with a calm mind. Doing something does not make you good. I want you to play calmly." I was giving advice to the players.
In addition, only a limited number of people, such as past winners, will be able to touch the winning trophy. At the venue, Mr. Sawa, Mr. Miyama, and the women's committee chairman Norio Sasaki, who was the winning manager at the time, took a commemorative photo with the trophy. I came to
Coach Ikeda expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to prepare with the image of the players holding up the trophy at the award ceremony. I want to develop women's football and make it a tournament that will increase the number of children who start playing football."
Japan national team "Nadeshiko Japan" returned to Japan on the 24th after finishing the international tournament in the United States, and plans to strengthen their team by going on an overseas tour in April and playing a warm-up match against Denmark.