Staff

Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: Jacky BONNEVAY (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
HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Gamba Osaka)
NISHIKAWA Shusaku (Urawa Red Diamonds)
HAYASHI Akihiro (Sagan Tosu)

DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Internazionale Milano/Italy)
MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
MORISHIGE Masato (F.C. Tokyo)
OTA Kosuke (SBV Vitesse/Netherlands)
YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/France)
SAKAI Gotoku (Hamburger Sport-Verein/Germany)
SHOJI Gen (Kashima Antlers)

MF
HASEBE Makoto (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
KASHIWAGI Yosuke (Urawa Red Diamonds)
KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
KIYOTAKE Hiroshi (Sevilla FC/Spain)
YAMAGUCHI Hotaru (Cerezo Osaka)
OHSHIMA Ryota (Kawasaki Frontale)

FW
OKAZAKI Shinji (Leicester City Football Club/England)
HONDA Keisuke (AC Milan/Italy)
KOBAYASHI Yu (Kawasaki Frontale)
HARAGUCHI Genki (Hertha BSC Berlin/Germany)
USAMI Takashi (FC Augsburg/Germany)
MUTO Yoshinori (1.FSV Mainz 05/Germany)
ASANO Takuma (Arsenal FC/England)

Players Change (8/28)

NAGATOMO Yuto
DF　Club: FC Internazionale Milano/Italy　Sidelined due to injury

MAKINO Tomoaki
DF　Club: Urawa Red Diamonds　Sidelined due to injury

MARUYAMA Yuichi
DF　Club: F.C. Tokyo　DOB: 16 June 1989　183cm/74kg

ENDO Wataru
DF　Club: Urawa Red Diamonds　DOB: 9 February 1993　178cm/75kg

Players Change (9/1)

SHOJI Gen
DF   Club: Kashima Antlers　Sidelined due to Pain of Left Adductor Muscle

UEDA Naomichi
DF   Club: Kashima Antlers   DOB: 24 October 1994   186cm/77kg

Schedule

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

ASIAN QUALIFIERS - ROAD TO RUSSIA

2016-9-1 (Thu.) - 19:35 (estimate time)
Saitama Stadium 2002
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs United Arab Emirates National Team
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2016-9-6 (Tue.) - 19:15 (estimate time) (Japan Time 21:15)
Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok/Thailand)
Thailand National Team vs SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) 
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