NEWS
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023
01 January 2024
Staff
Head Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: NANAMI Hiroshi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: MAEDA Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical Staff: TERAKADO Daisuke (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: NAKASHITA Masaki (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: WAKABAYASHI Taichi (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: WATANABE Hideaki (JFA Technical House)
Squad
GK
1 MAEKAWA Daiya (Vissel Kobe)
23 SUZUKI Zion (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
12 NOZAWA Taishi Brandon (FC Tokyo)*
DF
3 TANIGUCHI Shogo (Al-Rayyan SC/Qatar)
4 ITAKURA Kou (Borussia MG/Germany)
24 WATANABE Tsuyoshi (KAA Gent/Belgium)
19 NAKAYAMA Yuta (Huddersfield Town AFC/England)
15 MACHIDA Koki (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise/Belgium)
16 MAIKUMA Seiya (Cerezo Osaka)
22 TOMIYASU Takehiro (Arsenal/England)
21 ITO Hiroki (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
2 SUGAWARA Yukinari (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands)
MF/FW
6 ENDO Wataru (Liverpool FC/England)
14 ITO Junya (Stade de Reims/France)
18 ASANO Takuma (VfL Bochum/Germany)
8 MINAMINO Takumi (AS Monaco/France)
5 MORITA Hidemasa (Sporting CP/Portugal)
7 MITOMA Kaoru (Brighton & Hove Albion FC/England)
25 MAEDA Daizen (Celtic FC/Scotland)
17 HATATE Reo (Celtic FC/Scotland)
10 DOAN Ritsu (SC Freiburg/Germany)
9 UEDA Ayase (Feyenoord/Netherlands)
13 NAKAMURA Keito (Stade de Reims/France)
26 SANO Kaishu (Kashima Antlers)
20 KUBO Takefusa (Real Sociedad/Spain)
11 HOSOYA Mao (Kashiwa Reysol)
Training Partner
GK NAKAMURA Keisuke(Shizuoka Gakuen High school)
DF ICHIHARA Rion(Omiya Ardija U18)
DF HOMMA Justin(Vissel Kobe U-18)
MF OZEKI Yuto(Kawasaki Frontale)
FW KIDA Ryoga(Nagoya Grampus)
Sidelined Player (2/1)
ITO Junya
MF/FW #14 Club:Stade de Reims (France)
Schedule
Sat. 6 January | AM | Training | |
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Sun. 7 January | AM | Training | |
Mon. 8 January | AM | Training | |
Tue. 9 January | PM | Training match vs Jordan National Team (closed to the public) | |
Wed. 10 January | AM | Training | |
Thu. 11 January | AM | Training | |
AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 | |||
Fri. 12 January | AM | Training | |
Sat. 13 January | AM | Official press conference & training session | |
Sun. 14 January | 14:30 | 1st Group stage match vs Vietnam National Team (Al Thumama Stadium) |
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Mon. 15 January | AM | Training | |
Tue. 16 January | AM | Training | |
Wed. 17 January | AM | Training | |
Thu. 18 January | AM | Official press conference & training session | |
Fri. 19 January | 14:30 | 2nd Group stage match vs Iraq National Team (Education City Stadium) |
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Sat. 20 January | AM | Training | |
Sun. 21 January | AM | Training | |
Mon. 22 January | AM | Training | |
Tue. 23 January | AM | Official press conference & training session | |
Wed. 24 January | 14:30 | 3rd Group stage match vs Indonesia National Team (Al Thumama Stadium) |
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Sun. 28 January | 14:30 | Round of 16*¹ vs 1st-placed team of Group B (Jassim bin Hamad Stadium) |
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Mon. 29 January | 14:30 19:00 |
Round of 16*² vs 3rd-placed team of Group B/E/F (Al Bayt Stadium) Round of 16*³ vs 1st-placed team of Group A (Al Bayt Stadium) |
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Wed. 31 January | 14:30 | Round of 16*⁴ vs 1st-placed team of Group E (Al Thumama Stadium) |
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Fri. 2 February |
14:30 |
Quarterfinals*⁵ vs Winner of M38 (Ahmad bin Ali Stadium) Quarterfinals*⁶ vs Winner of M42 (Al Janoub Stadium) |
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Sat. 3 February | 14:30 18:30 |
Quarterfinals*⁷ vs Winner of M44 (Education City Stadium) Quarterfinals*⁸ vs Winner of M41 (Al Bayt Stadium) |
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Tue. 6 February | 10:00 | Semi-finals*⁹ vs Winner of M49 (Ahmad bin Ali Stadium) |
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Wed. 7 February | 18:00 | Semi-finals*¹⁰ vs Winner of M50 (Al Thumama Stadium) |
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Sat. 10 February | 18:00 | Final vs Winner of M51 (Lusail Stadium) |
*⁹: If the team wins Quarterfinals*⁵ or Quarterfinals*⁶/*¹⁰: If the team wins Quarterfinals*⁷ or Quarterfinals*⁸
※Dates and times are listed in local time.
※The schedule is subject to change due to team conditions and other reasons.
AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023
Tournament dates: Fri. 12 January - Sat. 10 February 2024
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