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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad, schedule - ASIAN QUALIFIERS - ROAD TO RUSSIA vs UAE (3/23＠Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium), vs Thailand (3/28＠Saitama Stadium 2002)
16 March 2017
Staff
Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: Jacky BONNEVAY (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: TEGURAMOIRI 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)
NISHIKAWA Shusaku (Urawa Red Diamonds)
HAYASHI Akihiro (F.C. Tokyo)
DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Internazionale Milano/Italy)
MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
MORISHIGE Masato (F.C. Tokyo)
YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/France)
SAKAI Gotoku (Hamburger Sport-Verein/Germany)
SHOJI Gen (Kashima Antlers)
UEDA Naomichi (Kashima Antlers)
MF
KONNO Yasuyuki (Gamba Osaka)
HASEBE Makoto (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
TAKAHAGI Yojiro (F.C. Tokyo)
KURATA Shu (Gamba Osaka)
KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
KIYOTAKE Hiroshi (Cerezo Osaka)
YAMAGUCHI Hotaru (Cerezo Osaka)
FW
OKAZAKI Shinji (Leicester City Football Club/England)
HONDA Keisuke (AC Milan/Italy)
OSAKO Yuya (1.FC Koeln/Germany)
HARAGUCHI Genki (Hertha BSC Berlin/Germany)
USAMI Takashi (FC Augsburg/Germany)
KUBO Yuya (KAA Gent/Belgium)
ASANO Takuma (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
Sidelined Player (3/20)
HASEBE Makoto
FW Club: Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany Sidelined due to injury
Players Change (3/25)
KONNO Yasuyuki
MF Club: Gamba Osaka Sidelined due to injury
OSAKO Yuya
FW Club: 1.FC Koeln/Germany Sidelined due to injury
KOBAYASHI Yu
FW Club: Kawasaki Frontale DOB: 23 September 1987 177cm/72kg
ENDO Wataru
MF Club: Urawa Red Diamonds DOB: 9 February 1993 178cm/75kg
Sidelined Player（3/25）
TAKAHAGI Yojiro
MF Club: F.C. Tokyo Sidelined due to injury
Schedule
| Sun. 19 March | PM | Training |
|---|---|---|
| Mon. 20 March | PM | Training |
| Tue. 21 March | PM | Training |
| Wed. 22 March | TBC | Official Conference (TBC) Official Training (Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium)* |
| Thu. 23 March | 19:30 | ASIAN QUALIFIERS vs UAE National Team (Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium) |
| Fri. 24 March | PM | Training |
| Sat. 25 March | PM | Training |
| Sun. 26 March | PM | Training |
| Mon. 27 March | TBC | Official Conference (Saitama Stadium 2002) Official Training (Saitama Stadium 2002)* |
| Tue. 28 March | 19:35 | ASIAN QUALIFIERS vs Thailand National Team (Saitama Stadium 2002) |
*Open to the media beginning 15min.
*The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
ASIAN QUALIFIERS - ROAD TO RUSSIA
2017-3-23 (Thu.) Local Time 19:30 (Japan Time 24:30) kick off (estimated time)
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
UAE National Team vs SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team)
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2017-3-28 (Tue.) 19:35 kick off (estimated time)
Saitama Stadium 2002
SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) vs Thailand National Team
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