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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad, schedule - ASIAN QUALIFIERS - ROAD TO RUSSIA vs Australia (8/31@Saitama), vs Saudi Arabia (9/5@Jeddah)

24 August 2017

SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad, schedule - ASIAN QUALIFIERS - ROAD TO RUSSIA vs Australia (8/31@Saitama), vs Saudi Arabia (9/5@Jeddah)

Staff

Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: Jacky BONNEVAY (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: TEGURAMORI Makoto (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: Cyril MOINE (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Conditioning Coach: HAYAKAWA Naoki (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: Enver LUGUSIC (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: HAMANO Yukiya (JFA National Coaching Staff)

Squad

GK
KAWASHIMA Eiji (Football Club de Metz/France)
HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Gamba Osaka)
NAKAMURA Kosuke (Kashiwa Reysol)

DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Internazionale Milano/Italy)
MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/France)
SAKAI Gotoku (Hamburger Sport-Verein/Germany)
SHOJI Gen (Kashima Antlers)
UEDA Naomichi (Kashima Antlers)
MIURA Genta (Gamba Osaka)

MF
HASEBE Makoto (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
TAKAHAGI Yojiro (F.C. Tokyo)
KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
YAMAGUCHI Hotaru (Cerezo Osaka)
KOBAYASHI Yuki (SC Heerenveen/Netherlands)
SHIBASAKI Gaku (Getafe CF/Spain)
IDEGUCHI Yosuke (Gamba Osaka)

FW
OKAZAKI Shinji (Leicester City Football Club/England)
HONDA Keisuke (CF Pachuca/Mexico)
INUI Takashi (SD Eibar/Spain)
OSAKO Yuya (1.FC Koeln/Germany)
HARAGUCHI Genki (Hertha BSC Berlin/Germany)
MUTO Yoshinori (1.FSV Mainz 05/Germany)
SUGIMOTO Kenyu (Cerezo Osaka)
KUBO Yuya (KAA Gent/Belgium)
ASANO Takuma (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)

Sidelined Player

9/1

KAGAWA Shinji
MF Club: Borussia Dortmund/Germany Sidelined due to the Unwell Physical Condition

9/2

HASEBE Makoto
MF   Club: Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany Sidelined due to injury 

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Schedule

Sun. 27 August PM Training 
Mon. 28 August PM Training *closed‐door
Tue. 29 August PM Training *closed‐door
Wed. 30 August PM Official Conference, Official Training *closed‐door
Thu. 31 August 19:35 ASIAN QUALIFIERS (Road to Russia)
vs Australia National Team
(Saitama Stadium 2002)
Fri. 1 September AM Training 
Sat. 2 September PM Training 
Sun. 3 September PM Training *closed‐door
Mon. 4 September TBC Official Conference, Official Training *closed‐door
Tue. 5 September 20:30 ASIAN QUALIFIERS (Road to Russia)
vs Saudi Arabia National Team
(King Abdullah Sports City)

* The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.

ASIAN QUALIFIERS - ROAD TO RUSSIA

2017-8-31 (Thu.) 19:35 kick off (estimated time)
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs Australia National Team
Saitama/Saitama Stadium 2002
Live on TV Asahi group and NHK-BS1 at 6:30 p.m.

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2017-9-5 (Thu.) 20:30 kick off (estimated time)
[JST 26:30 kick off (estimated time)]
Saudi Arabia National Team vs SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team)
Saudi Arabia/King Abdullah Sports City
Live on TV Asahi group and NHK-BS1

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