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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - AFC Asian Qualifiers【Road to Qatar】vs Vietnam (11/11@Hanoi) vs Oman (11/16@Muscat)
04 November 2021

Staff
Coach: MORIYASU Hajime (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: YOKOUCHI Akinobu (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: SAITO Toshihide (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: UENO Yusaku (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: MATSUMOTO Ryoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SHIMODA Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Squad
GK
KAWASHIMA Eiji (RC Strasbourg/France)
GONDA Shuichi (Shimizu S-Pulse)
TANI Kosei (Shonan Bellmare)
DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Tokyo)
YOSHIDA Maya (UC Sampdoria/Italy)
SAKAI Hiroki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
TANIGUCHI Shogo (Kawasaki Frontale)
YAMANE Miki (Kawasaki Frontale)
MUROYA Sei (Hannover 96/Germany)
ITAKURA Kou (FC Schalke 04/Germany)
NAKAYAMA Yuta (PEC Zwolle/Netherlands)
HATATE Reo (Kawasaki Frontale)*
TOMIYASU Takehiro (Arsenal/England)
MF/FW
OSAKO Yuya (Vissel Kobe)
HARAGUCHI Genki (1.FC Union Berlin/Germany)
SHIBASAKI Gaku (CD Leganes/Spain)
ENDO Wataru (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
ITO Junya (KRC Genk/Belgium)
ASANO Takuma (VfL Bochum 1848/Germany)
MINAMINO Takumi (Liverpool FC/England)
FURUHASHI Kyogo (Celtic FC/Scotland)
MORITA Hidemasa (CD Santa Clara/Portugal)
KAMADA Daichi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
MITOMA Kaoru (Royale Union Saint‑Gilloise/Belgium)*
MAEDA Daizen (Yokohama F. Marinos)
UEDA Ayase (Kashima Antlers)
TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
*First call-up to SAMURAI BLUE
Additional Call-up (11/6)
DOAN Ritsu
MF/FW Club: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Sidelined Player (11/14)
MORITA Hidemasa
MF/FW Club: CD Santa Clara/Portugal Sidelined due to Team situation
※The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, all trainings will be held behind closed doors.
※Players and staffs are asked to refrain from responding to requests for autographs, handshakes, photographs, etc.
We ask for your kind understanding and cooperation.
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