NEWS
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad - World Cup Qualification Match vs Tajikistan National Team (6/7@Osaka), Kyrgyz Republic National Team (6/15@Osaka), KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2021 vs Jamaica National Team (6/3@Hokkaido), Serbia National Team (6/11@Hyogo)
20 May 2021

Staff
Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: UENO Yusaku (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Squad
GK
KAWASHIMA Eiji (RC Strasbourg/France)
GONDA Shuichi (Shimizu S-Pulse)
SCHMIDT Daniel (Sint-Truidense V.V./Belgium)
NAKAMURA Kosuke (Portimonense S.C./Portugal)
DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (Olympique de Marseille/France)
SASAKI Sho (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
TANIGUCHI Shogo (Kawasaki Frontale)
SHOJI Gen (Gamba Osaka)
YAMANE Miki (Kawasaki Frontale)
MUROYA Sei (Hannover 96/Germany)
UEDA Naomichi (Nimes Olympique/France)
NAKATANI Shinnosuke (Nagoya Grampus)
OGAWA Ryoya (FC Tokyo)
MF
HARAGUCHI Genki (Hannover 96/Germany)
ITO Junya (KRC Genk/Belgium)
HASHIMOTO Kento (FC Rostov/Russia)
MINAMINO Takumi (Southampton FC/England)
MORITA Hidemasa (CD Santa Clara/Portugal)
KAWABE Hayao (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
KAMADA Daichi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
SAKAMOTO Tatsuhiro (Cerezo Osaka)
FURUHASHI Kyogo (Vissel Kobe)
FW
OSAKO Yuya (Werder Bremen/Germany)
ASANO Takuma (FA)
Additional Call-up (6/6)
ONAIWU Ado
FW Club: Yokohama F.Marinos
Sidelined Player (6/9)
OSAKO Yuya
FW Club: Werder Bremen/Germany Sidelined due to injury
Sidelined Player (6/11)
MINAMINO Takumi
MF Club: Liverpool FC (England) Sidelined due to Team situation
※The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, all trainings will be held behind closed doors.
※Players and staffs are asked to refrain from responding to requests for autographs, handshakes, photographs, etc.
We ask for your kind understanding and cooperation.
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