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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad - AFC Asian Qualifiers【Road to Qatar】vs Saudi Arabia (10/7@Jeddah) vs Australia (10/12@Saitama)
28 September 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)
MUROYA Sei (Hannover 96/Germany)
UEDA Naomichi (Nimes Olympique/France)
ITAKURA Kou (FC Schalke 04/Germany)
NAKAYAMA Yuta (PEC Zwolle/Netherlands)
TOMIYASU Takehiro (Arsenal/England)
HASHIOKA Daiki (Sint-Truidense V.V./Belgium)
MF
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)
MORITA Hidemasa (CD Santa Clara/Portugal)
KAMADA Daichi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
MIYOSHI Koji (Royal Antwerp FC/Belgium)
DOAN Ritsu (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands)
TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)
FW
OSAKO Yuya (Vissel Kobe)
ONAIWU Ado (Toulouse FC/France)
Additional Call-up (10/1)
FURUHASHI Kyogo
FW Club: Celtic FC (Scotland)
Sidelined Player(10/6)
DOAN Ritsu
MF Club: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) Sidelined due to injury
※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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