“The U-16 INTERNATIONAL DREAM CUP 2015 JAPAN Presented by JFA” started on Wednesday 24 June. Each team played their first game the day before, and started to get ready for the coming matches on Friday 26 June.

As more matches will follow after each one-day break, the players concentrated on recovering during the rest period, doing light exercises. They got themselves ready for the second game on 26 June. 

Head Coaches' Comments

Hernán Caputto, Head Coach (U-16 Chile National Team)
We watched the match between Japan and Costa Rica yesterday. Although the Japanese players aren’t as physically big as France, they are very good at passing the ball around with swift movements. I think Japan are excellent. We’d like to think about our strategy properly before the game. We hope to keep possession in tomorrow’s match as long as possible. We might play in a similar way as Japan, but we’ll stay more ambitious and direct for goals.

Laurent Guyot , Head Coach (U-16 France National Team)
We should have won the match yesterday with a few more goals. After reviewing yesterday’s game on the video, we could see more goal-scoring opportunities, which we should have finished. That’s why we couldn’t get a good result. We have to focus on improving our ability to finish goals before the coming game. Whenever we have an opportunity, we must take a shot.

Match Schedule

Match Day 1

Wednesday 24 June at J-GREEN Sakai Main Field [S1]
U-16 Japan National Team   7-0   U-16 Costa Rica National Team
U-16 France National Team   1-1 (PK 6-7)   U-16 Chile National Team

Match Day 2
Friday 26 June at J-GREEN Sakai Main Field [S1]
14:30 Kick-off (tbd)   U-16 Japan National Team  vs  U-16 Chile National Team　
17:00 Kick-off (tbd)   U-16 France National Team  vs  U-16 Costa Rica National Team

Match Day 3
Sunday 28 June at Kincho Stadium
12:30 Kick-off (tbd)   U-16 Chile National Team  vs  U-16 Costa Rica National Team
15:00 Kick-off (tbd)   U-16 Japan National Team  vs  U-16 France National Team

* Attendance to all matches is free of charge.