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Coach Ikeda of U-17 Japan Women’s National Team appears in Official Press-Conference of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018

13 November 2018

Coach Ikeda of U-17 Japan Women’s National Team appears in Official Press-Conference of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018

On Monday 12 November, one day before their opening match of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018, Coach IKEDA Futoshi of the U-17 Japan Women’s National Team appeared in an official press-conference along with the coaches of the Group B rivals, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa.

With each coach stating their aspiration ahead of the tournament, Brazil’s Coach LUIZAO mentioned, “Japan is a very organised team with great quality. We should see an equally matched battle tomorrow.” Coach Ikeda also shared his take of the match, “The players of Brazil have excellent individual skills that we must be careful of. They also have great speed in the flanks and their players are very eager to score goals, so we must be well prepared against them.”

Japan will face Brazil on Tuesday 13, followed by South Africa on Friday 16, and Mexico on Tuesday 20.

Coach's Comment

IKEDA Futoshi, Coach (U-17 Japan Women’s National Team)
We are very honoured to be participating in the World Cup. We are also very thankful of the warm hospitality shown by the people of Uruguay. The stadiums are wonderful, and we are excited to play in such environment. The players have conditioned themselves both physically and mentally, and they are looking forward for their first match. We will give our very best in each of our matches.

Schedule

Thu. 1 November PM Training
Fri. 2 November AM/PM Training
Sat. 3 November AM Training
PM Training-Match
Mon. 5 November PM Training
Tue. 6 November AM/PM Training
Wed. 7 November AM/PM Training
Thu. 8 November AM/PM Training
Fri. 9 November AM/PM Training
Sat. 10 November AM/PM Training
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018
Sun. 11 - Mon. 12 November AM/PM Training
Tue. 13 November 14:00 1st Group Stage Match vs Brazil
(Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Wed. 14 - Thu. 15 November AM/PM Training
Fri. 16 November 14:00 2nd Group Stage Match vs South Africa
(Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Sat. 17 - Mon. 19 November AM/PM Training
Tue. 20 November 14:00 3rd Group Stage Match vs Mexico
(Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Wed. 21 - Fri. 23 November AM/PM Training
Sat. 24 November 17:00 (If finish in 1st place at Group Stage)
Quarterfinals (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
Sun. 25 November 16:00 (If finish in 2nd place at Group Stage)
Quarterfinals (Estadio Charrúa)
Mon. 26 - Tue. 27 November AM/PM Training
Wed. 28 November 16:00/19:00 Semi-Finals (Estadio Charrúa)
Thu. 29 - Fri. 30 November AM/PM Training
Sat. 1 December 16:00/19:00 3rd Place Match/Final (Estadio Charrúa)

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

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018

Tournament Dates: Tue. 13 November - Sat. 1 December 2018
First Match: Tue. 13 November 14:00 (Wed. 14 November 2:00 Japan time) vs Brazil
TV Broadcasting: Live at Fuji Television NEXT

Tournament Information

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