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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
31 May 2018
*06/02 Jersey numbers, backup players, club team updated
Staff
Coach: NISHINO Akira (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: TEGURAMORI Makoto (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Conditioning Coach: HAYAKAWA Naoki (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Conditioning Coach: OGAI Tomohiro (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: HAMANO Yukiya (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Squad
GK
1 KAWASHIMA Eiji (Football Club de Metz/France)
12 HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Gamba Osaka)
23 NAKAMURA Kosuke (Kashiwa Reysol)
FP
5 NAGATOMO Yuto (Galatasaray S.K./Turkey)
20 MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Reds)
22 YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
19 SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/France)
21 SAKAI Gotoku (Hamburger SV/Germany)
3 SHOJI Gen (Kashima Antlers)
6 ENDO Wataru (Urawa Red Diamonds)
2 UEDA Naomichi (Kashima Antlers)
17 HASEBE Makoto (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
4 HONDA Keisuke (CF Pachuca/Mexico)
14 INUI Takashi (Real Betis/Spain)
10 KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
16 YAMAGUCHI Hotaru (Cerezo Osaka)
8 HARAGUCHI Genki (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
11 USAMI Takashi (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
7 SHIBASAKI Gaku (Getafe C.F./Spain)
18 OHSHIMA Ryota (Kawasaki Frontale)
9 OKAZAKI Shinji (Leicester City Football Club/England)
15 OSAKO Yuya (Werder Bremen/Germany)
13 MUTO Yoshinori (1.FSV Mainz 05/Germany)
Backup Player
ASANO Takuma (VfB Stuttgart/Germany) *6/20 Returned to club
IDEGUCHI Yosuke (Cultural Leonesa/Spain) *6/12 Returned to club due to team situation
Schedule
Sun. 3 June | PM | Training |
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Mon. 4 June | PM | Training |
Tue. 5 June | PM | Training |
Wed. 6 June | PM | Training |
Thu. 7 June | PM | Official Training |
Fri. 8 June | 19:00 | International Friendly Match vs Switzerland (Stadium Cornaredo) |
Sat. 9 June | PM | Training |
Sun. 10 June | PM | Training |
Mon. 11 June | PM | Official Training |
Tue. 12 June | 15:05 | International Friendly Match vs Paraguay (Tivoli Stadion) |
Wed. 13 June | AM | Training |
Thu. 14 June | PM | Training |
Fri. 15 June | PM | Training |
Sat. 16 June | PM | Training |
Sun. 17 June | AM | Training |
Mon. 18 June | PM | Official Conference・Official Training |
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia | ||
Tue. 19 June | 15:00 | 1st Match vs Colombia (Mordovia Arena) |
Wed. 20 June | PM | Training |
Thu. 21 June | PM | Training |
Fri. 22 June | AM | Training |
Sat. 23 June | PM | Official Conference・Official Training |
Sun. 24 June | 20:00 | 2nd Match vs Senegal (Ekaterinburg Arena) |
Mon. 25 June | PM | Training |
Tue. 26 June | AM | Training |
Wed. 27 June | PM | Official Conference・Official Training |
Thu. 28 June | 17:00 | 3rd Match vs Poland (Volgograd Arena) |
*Local Time
*The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
Tournament Dates: 14 June - 15 July 2018
Group stage
1st Match Tue. 19 June Kickoff at 15:00 vs Colombia National Team (Mordovia Arena)
(21:00 Japan time)
2nd Match Sun. 24 June Kickoff at 20:00 vs Senegal National Team (Ekaterinburg Arena)
(Mon. 25 June, 0:00 Japan time)
3rd Match Thu. 28 June Kickoff at 17:00 vs Poland National Team (Volgograd Arena)
(23:00 Japan time)
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