Japan not only will it be the first team to settle in Qatar to play the next World Cup, but what’s more, It was also the first team to present its 26-player squad for the world’s premier football competition.. Yes, 19 days from the start of Qatar 2022, Japan team, which will arrive at its destination on November 7th, You have already defined your team.
“I made the best and most comprehensive selection possiblegiving importance to our work together so far, the situation of the players in their clubs and how we plan to play at the World Cup “, assured the coach Hajime Moriyasu, before announcing the final list, which has Takefusa Kubo, the Real Sociedad footballer, as one of its main figures.
Japan will play a friendly against Canada on the 17th in Dubai, in what will be his last test before the World Cup. The Japanese team will make his Group E debut on 23/11 against Germany. They will then face Costa Rica on 27th and Spain on 1st December.
The aforementioned Kubo He is among the 19 of the 26 squad who will debut in the World Cup. Among the eldest are captain Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04) and Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Reds), who face their third World Cup, while goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (RC Strasbourg), 39, and winger Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), 36, will be the fourth round.
In addition to presenting your list, Moriyasu could be forced to make a last-minute change before Japan settle in Qatar, due to injuries from several players called up, including Kubo. as in many European championships they compete up to a week before the World Cup.
Japan’s 26-player roster for Qatar 2022
Archers: Eiji Kawashima (RC Strasbourg, FRA), Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu E-pulse, JP) and Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truiden, BEL).
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo, JP), Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04, ALE), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Reds, JP), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale, JP), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale, JP), Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach ), ALE), Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield, ING), Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart, ALE), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal, ING).
frills: Junya Ito (Reims), Ritsu Doan (Freiburg), Wataru Endo (Stuttgart), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Daichi Kamada (Frankfurt), Take Kubo (Royal Society), Takumi Minamino (Munich), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus)
forwards: Daizen Maeda (Celtic Glasgow), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Bruges), Takuma Asano (Bochum).
Source: Clarin
