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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad, schedule - ASIAN QUALIFIERS - ROAD TO RUSSIA vs Australia (8/31＠Saitama), vs Saudi Arabia (9/5＠Jeddah)
24 August 2017
Staff
Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: Jacky BONNEVAY (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: TEGURAMORI Makoto (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: Cyril MOINE (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Conditioning Coach: HAYAKAWA Naoki (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: Enver LUGUSIC (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: HAMANO Yukiya (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Squad
GK
KAWASHIMA Eiji (Football Club de Metz/France)
HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Gamba Osaka)
NAKAMURA Kosuke (Kashiwa Reysol)
DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Internazionale Milano/Italy)
MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/France)
SAKAI Gotoku (Hamburger Sport-Verein/Germany)
SHOJI Gen (Kashima Antlers)
UEDA Naomichi (Kashima Antlers)
MIURA Genta (Gamba Osaka)
MF
HASEBE Makoto (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
TAKAHAGI Yojiro (F.C. Tokyo)
KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
YAMAGUCHI Hotaru (Cerezo Osaka)
KOBAYASHI Yuki (SC Heerenveen/Netherlands)
SHIBASAKI Gaku (Getafe CF/Spain)
IDEGUCHI Yosuke (Gamba Osaka)
FW
OKAZAKI Shinji (Leicester City Football Club/England)
HONDA Keisuke (CF Pachuca/Mexico)
INUI Takashi (SD Eibar/Spain)
OSAKO Yuya (1.FC Koeln/Germany)
HARAGUCHI Genki (Hertha BSC Berlin/Germany)
MUTO Yoshinori (1.FSV Mainz 05/Germany)
SUGIMOTO Kenyu (Cerezo Osaka)
KUBO Yuya (KAA Gent/Belgium)
ASANO Takuma (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
Sidelined Player
9/1
KAGAWA Shinji
MF Club: Borussia Dortmund/Germany Sidelined due to the Unwell Physical Condition
9/2
HASEBE Makoto
MF Club: Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany Sidelined due to injury
JFA-TV (Japanese version only)
Schedule
| Sun. 27 August | PM | Training |
|---|---|---|
| Mon. 28 August | PM | Training *closed‐door |
| Tue. 29 August | PM | Training *closed‐door |
| Wed. 30 August | PM | Official Conference, Official Training *closed‐door |
| Thu. 31 August | 19:35 | ASIAN QUALIFIERS (Road to Russia) vs Australia National Team (Saitama Stadium 2002) |
| Fri. 1 September | AM | Training |
| Sat. 2 September | PM | Training |
| Sun. 3 September | PM | Training *closed‐door |
| Mon. 4 September | TBC | Official Conference, Official Training *closed‐door |
| Tue. 5 September | 20:30 | ASIAN QUALIFIERS (Road to Russia) vs Saudi Arabia National Team (King Abdullah Sports City) |
* The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
ASIAN QUALIFIERS - ROAD TO RUSSIA
2017-8-31 (Thu.) 19:35 kick off (estimated time)
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs Australia National Team
Saitama/Saitama Stadium 2002
Live on TV Asahi group and NHK-BS1 at 6:30 p.m.
2017-9-5 (Thu.) 20:30 kick off (estimated time)
[JST 26:30 kick off (estimated time)]
Saudi Arabia National Team vs SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team)
Saudi Arabia/King Abdullah Sports City
Live on TV Asahi group and NHK-BS1
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