EAFF NEWS/COLUMN

On Friday 24 May, SAMURAI BLUE (Japan) head coach MORIYASU Hajime announced his 26-man squad for the two matches in June's FIFA World Cup 26™ / AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2. Japan, who have already booked their place in the third round, will play Myanmar away on Thursday 6 June before hosting Syria in Hiroshima on Tuesday 11 June.

Japan, competing in Group B in the second round of the Asian qualifiers, have won all four of their matches so far to secure a top-two finish in their group and a place in the third round of the Asian qualifiers. With DPR Korea having forfeited their home match against Japan in March, these two matches will be Japan's last official fixtures before the third round begins in September and will be a valuable opportunity to build up the team's strength ahead of a series of tough matches in the third round.

On the day, coach Moriyasu said: “Although we have already made it through the second round, we want to finish on a high to give ourselves a positive boost for the final round, which starts in September.”

🔹𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗜 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘🔹
⚽メンバー発表⚽

𝗚𝗞#前川黛也ヴィッセル神戸🇯🇵#大迫敬介サンフレッチェ広島🇯🇵#谷晃生 FC町田ゼルビア🇯🇵

𝗗𝗙#長友佑都 FC東京🇯🇵#谷口彰悟アルラヤンSC🇶🇦#板倉滉ボルシア・メンヘングラートバッハ🇩🇪#町田浩樹ユニオン・サンジロワーズ🇧🇪#冨安健洋… pic.twitter.com/pQKsUqiX0G
— サッカー日本代表 🇯🇵 (@jfa_samuraiblue) May 24, 2024

＞＞READ MORE "JAPAN FA"

EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION

NEWS / RELEASE

10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] SAMURAI BLUE announce squad ahead of FIFA World Cup 26™ / AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Preliminary Joint Qualification matches in June

BACK NUMBER

NEWS / RELEASE

10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] SAMURAI BLUE announce squad ahead of FIFA World Cup 26™ / AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Preliminary Joint Qualification matches in June

RECOMMEND

BACK NUMBER