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Japan take final tune-up for knockout stage berth – FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015
13 July 2015
After beating Argentina 4-3 in their second match of the group stage at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015, Japan had an hour’s training today from noon ahead of the final group stage match against Senegal.
Group A, consisting of Japan, Portugal, Argentina and Senegal, saw all teams earn three points and levelled with one win and one loss after the matchday 2 before having the final matches tomorrow.
Since the top two teams are to advance to the knockout stage, the winners of the Japan-Senegal match and Portugal-Argentine match will make a knockout stage berth tomorrow.
In today's training, Japan checked up their defensive form overall to halt the attacking force of Senegal. Senegal grabbed a six-goal win over Portugal yesterday, who Japan fell to in their opener.
After the training, the Japanese squad interacted with their family and fans who paid a visit all the way from Japan to cheer for them and pledged to win tomorrow's match.
Players' Comments
MATSUO Naoya (Pracia YAMAGUCHI)
As an important match is coming up tomorrow, today's training itself was lighter. But everyone was very focused. We will go through tactics and brace ourselves for tomorrow's match to go out for it in best form. Individually, I scored goals in the two straight matches so far, so I will play for the team and try to commit to team's win with my goal.
GINOZA Tomoya (TOKYO LEQUIOS BS)
We lost the first match but won the second one yesterday. Our team's mood seems very good. We went through the defence against Senegal in today's training. During the training, we called out to each other and communicated well. All the teams in our group still have a chance to get through the qualifying stage. We will work hard to win tomorrow and get to the knockout stage.
Schedule
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 | ||
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Thu. 9 July | 2-4 | Group Stage vs. Portugal (Espinho Stadium) |
Fir. 10 July | PM | Training (Espinho) |
Sat. 11 July | 4-3 | Group Stage vs. Argentine (Espinho Stadium) |
Sun. 12 July | 12:00 | Training (Espinho) |
Mon. 13 July | 16:00 | Group Stage vs. Senegal (Espinho Stadium) |
Tue. 14 July | TBC | Training (Espinho) |
Wed. 15 July | 12:00 | Official Training (Espinho) |
Thu. 16 July | 15:30 | <If Japan top the Group> Quarter-Final vs. Group B 2nd-Place (Espinho Stadium) |
Fri. 17 July | 12:00 | Training (Espinho) |
Sat. 18 July | 18:30 | <If Japan top the Group> Semi-Final (Espinho Stadium) |
Sun. 19 July | 17:00 | 3rd-Place Playoff (Espinho Stadium) Final 18:30 (Espinho Stadium) |
Mon. 20 July | TBC | TBD |
Tue. 21 July | TBC | TBD |
*Local Time
Japan's Record for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
# | Year | Host Country | Japan finishing |
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1 | 2005 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th place |
2 | 2006 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Last 8 |
3 | 2007 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | eliminated in Group Stage (4th place) |
4 | 2008 | Marseille, France | eliminated in Group Stage (4th place) |
5 | 2009 | Dubai, UAE | Last 8 |
6 | 2011 | Ravenna, Italy | eliminated in Group Stage (4th place) |
7 | 2013 | Tahiti | Last 8 |
7 World Cup Appearances: 26 games played for 6-2-18 / 71 goals, 113 goals conceded
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015
Thu. 9 July - Sun. 19 July 2015
Group Stage 3rd Match
Tue. 14 July - 0:00 (Japan Time)
Japan Beach Soccer National Team vs. Senegal Beach Soccer National Team
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