World Cup
Japan’s 2022 World Cup squad announced
The coach of the Japanese national team, Hajime Moriyasu, announced the composition for the 2022 World Cup. The application of the national team for the upcoming tournament included 26 players.
goalkeepers: Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse), Daniel Schmidt (St. Truiden), Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg);
advocates: Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Reds), Maya Yoshida (Schalke), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach) ), Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart), Yuto Nagatomo ( Tokyo), Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield);
midfielders: Wataru Endo (Stuttgart), Hidemasa Morita (Sports), Ao Tanaka (Fortune), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ritsu Doan (Freiburg), Junya Ito (Reims), Takumi Minamino (Monaco), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus);
Striker: Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Takuma Asano (Bochum), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge).
The Japanese team will play in Quartet E in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup with the teams of Germany (November 23), Costa Rica (November 27) and Spain (December 1).
It was previously reported that French midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Source: Sport UA
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