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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad, schedule - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2016
26 May 2016
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: Ricardo LOPEZ (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: HAMANO Yukiya (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Squad
GK
1 KAWASHIMA Eiji (Dundee United Football Club/Scotland)
23 HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Gamba Osaka)
12 NISHIKAWA Shusaku (Urawa Reds)
DF
5 NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Internazionale Milano/Italy)
20 MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Reds)
6 MORISHIGE Masato (F.C. Tokyo)
22 YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
16 MARUYAMA Yuichi (F.C. Tokyo)
19 SAKAI Hiroki (Hannover 96/Germany)
21 SAKAI Gotoku (Hamburger Sport-Verein/Germany)
2 SHOJI Gen (Kashima Antlers)
MF
17 HASEBE Makoto (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
7 KASHIWAGI Yosuke (Urawa Reds)
10 KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
13 KIYOTAKE Hiroshi (Hannover 96/Germany)
24 KOBAYASHI Yuki (Jubilo Iwata)*
25 OHSHIMA Ryota (Kawasaki Frontale)*
3 ENDO Wataru (Urawa Reds)
FW
9 OKAZAKI Shinji (Leicester City Football Club/England)
4 HONDA Keisuke (AC Milan/Italy)
14 KOBAYASHI Yu (Kawasaki Frontale)
15 KANAZAKI Mu (Kashima Antlers)
8 HARAGUCHI Genki (Hertha BSC Berlin/Germany)
11 USAMI Takashi (Gamba Osaka)
18 ASANO Takuma (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
*The players with an asterisk indicate players for first international cap.
Schedule
Thu. 26 May | PM | Training |
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Fri. 27 May | AM/PM | Training |
Sat. 28 May | AM/PM | Training |
Sun. 29 May | AM | Training |
Mon. 30 May | PM | Training |
Tue. 31 May | PM | Training |
Wed. 1 June | 16:30 17:00 |
Official Conference (Toyota Stadium) Official Training (Toyota Stadium) |
Thu. 2 June | PM | Training |
Fri. 3 June | 19:40 | KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2016 vs Bulgaria National Team (Toyota Stadium) |
Sat. 4 June | AM | Training |
Sun. 5 June | 17:00 17:30 |
Official Conference (Suita City Football Stadium) Official Training (Suita City Football Stadium) |
Mon. 6 June | PM | Training |
Tue. 7 June | 19:30 | KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2016 3rd-Place Playoff or Final (Suita City Football Stadium) |
*The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2016
Held in knockout system among SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team), Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Denmark.
2016-6-3 (Fri.) Aichi/Toyota Stadium
16:00 kick-off (subject to change) Bosnia Herzegovina National Team vs Denmark National Team
19:40 kick-off (subject to change) SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs Bulgaria National Team
2016-6-7 (Tue,) Osaka/Suita City Football Stadium
16:00 kick-off (subject to change) Bosnia Herzegovina National Team or Denmark National Team vs Bulgaria National Team
19:30 kick-off (subject to change) SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs Bosnia Herzegovina National Team or Denmark National Team
KIRIN CUP MUSEUM
Japan against the world, KIRIN CUP MUSEUM tracing the history is now open!
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