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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad, schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2017 vs New Zealand (10/6＠Aichi/Toyota Stadium), vs Haiti (10/10＠Kanagawa/Nissan Stadium)
28 September 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)
KURUMAYA Shintaro (Kawasaki Frontale)
SHOJI Gen (Kashima Antlers)
UEDA Naomichi (Kashima Antlers)
MF
KURATA Shu (Gamba Osaka)
KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
YAMAGUCHI Hotaru (Cerezo Osaka)
KOBAYASHI Yuki (SC Heerenveen/Netherlands)
ENDO Wataru (Urawa Red Diamonds)
IDEGUCHI Yosuke (Gamba Osaka)
FW
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)
Schedule
| Sun. 1 October | PM | Training |
|---|---|---|
| Mon. 2 October | PM | Training |
| Tue. 3 October | PM | Training |
| Wed. 4 October | PM | Training |
| Thu. 5 October | 17:00 17:30 |
Official Conference (Toyota Stadium) Official Training (Toyota Stadium) |
| Fri. 6 October | 19:20 | KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2017 vs New Zealand (Toyota Stadium) |
| Sat. 7 October | AM | Training |
| Sun. 8 October | PM | Training |
| Mon. 9 October | 17:00 17:30 |
Official Conference (Nissan Stadium) Official Training (Nissan Stadium) |
| Tue. 10 October | 19:30 | KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2017 vs Haiti (Nissan Stadium) |
* The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
JFA-TV (Japanese version only)
Fri. 6 October 2017 19:20 kick off (estimated time)
SAMURAI BLUE vs New Zealand National Team
Aichi/Toyota Stadium
Tue. 10 October 2017 19:30 kick off (estimated time)
SAMURAI BLUE vs Haiti National Team
Kanagawa/Nissan Stadium
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