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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - International Friendly Match@Netherlands [Cameroon National Team (10/9), Cote d'Ivoire National Team (10/13)]
01 October 2020
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Staff
Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: YOKOUCHI Akinobu (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: KURIHARA Katsushi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: KAWAGUCHI Yoshikatsu (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Squad
GK
1 KAWASHIMA Eiji (RC Strasbourg/France)
12 GONDA Shuichi (Portimonense S.C./Portugal)
23 SCHMIDT Daniel (Sint-Truidense V.V./Belgium)
DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (Olympique de Marseille/France)
22 YOSHIDA Maya (U.C. Sampdoria/Italy)
19 SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/France)
3 MUROYA Sei (Hannover 96/Germany)
2 UEDA Naomichi (Cercle Brugge K.S.V./Belgium)
20 ANZAI Koki (Portimonense S.C./Portugal)
13 ITAKURA Kou (FC Groningen/Netherlands)
16 TOMIYASU Takehiro (Bologna FC 1909/Italy)
21 SUGAWARA Yukinari (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands)*
MF
8 HARAGUCHI Genki (Hannover 96/Germany)
7 SHIBASAKI Gaku (CD Leganes/Spain)
6 ENDO Wataru (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
14 ITO Junya (KRC Genk/Belgium)
10 MINAMINO Takumi (Liverpool FC/England)
9 KAMADA Daichi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
4 NAKAYAMA Yuta (PEC Zwolle/Netherlands)
25 MIYOSHI Koji (Royal Antwerp FC/Belgium)
11 DOAN Ritsu (DSC Arminia Bielefeld/Germany)
17 KUBO Takefusa (Villarreal CF/Spain)
FW
OKAZAKI Shinji (SD Huesca/Spain)
15 OSAKO Yuya (Werder Bremen/Germany)
24 SUZUKI Musashi (Beerschot AC/Belgium)
*First time selection into the SAMURAI BLUE
Non-Participation Player (10/4)
OKAZAKI Shinji
FW Club: SD Huesca Sidelined due to injury
Non-Participation Player (10/5)
NAGATOMO Yuto
DF Club: Olympique de Marseille Sidelined due to the Unwell Physical Condition
Sidelined Player(10/9)
OSAKO Yuya
FW Club:Werder Bremen Sidelined due to Team situation
Schedule
| Mon. 5 October | PM | Training |
|---|---|---|
| Tue. 6 October | PM | Training |
| Wed. 7 October | PM | Training |
| Thu. 8 October | TBC | Official Press-conference/Training |
| Fri. 9 October | 14:00 | International Friendly Match vs Cameroon National Team (Stadion Galgenwaard) |
| Sat. 10 October | PM | Training |
| Sun. 11 October | PM | Training |
| Mon. 12 October | TBC | Official Press-conference/Training |
| Tue. 13 October | 16:45 | International Friendly Match vs Cote d'Ivoire National Team (Stadion Galgenwaard) |
*Schedule is subject to change
International Friendly Match
Fri. 9 October 2020 14:00 (21:00 Japan time) vs Cameroon National Team
Tue. 13 October 2020 16:45 (23:45 Japan time) vs Cote d'Ivoire National Team
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht, Netherlands)
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