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On Thursday 5 June, SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) faced the Australia National Team in the final round of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Asian qualifiers in Perth, Australia.

Having already secured their place in the FIFA World Cup 26™ Japan made 14 changes to their squad from the March fixtures for this campaign. Head coach MORIYASU Hajime fielded a fresh line-up, handing debuts to first-time call-ups, HIRAKAWA Yu (Bristol City) and TAWARATSUMIDA Kota (FC Tokyo), as well as SEKINE Hiroki (Stade de Reims), who had previously been called up to the squad but had not yet played in a match.

In addition, five returning players – MACHIDA Koki (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise), WATANABE Tsuyoshi (KAA Gent), OHASHI Yuki (Blackburn Rovers), SANO Kaishu (Mainz 05), and SUZUKI Yuito (Brondby IF) – were included in the starting eleven. .....

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