National Team of Japan Announces a Squad for 2022 World Cup
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VIVA – The National team of Japan has confirmed its squad for the 2022 World Cup. From the list, there is a player from Arsenal, Takehiro Tomiyasi. This 24-year-old player has made seventeen performances for The Gunners this season.
In Europe League, he had injured last week. But in a statement on Monday, November 7, 2022, Arsenal conveyed that Tomiyasu should present in World Cup 2022. Despite the fact, he will pass Arsenal's next two matches against Brighton and Hove Albion in the League Cup and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Maya Yoshida, who is a former Southampton player and the current captain of the Japan national team, was surprisingly included in the squad.
Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton and Hove Albion, then, Takumi Minamino of AS Monaco, and Takefusa Kubo of Real Sociedad will play in the Qatar World Cup. Coach of Japan's national team, Hajime Moriyasu will bring only three strikers to Qatar, one is Takuma Asano.
Skuad Timnas Jepang di Olimpiade 2020.
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Japan is scheduled to play against Canada on November 17, before making their 2022 World Cup opener against Germany on November 23.
Here’s the official squad from the National team of Japan to play in the 2022 World Cup:
Goalkeeper:
Eije Kawashima (Strasbourg)
Daniel Schmidt (Sint Truiden)
Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Defender:
Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds)
Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale)
Ko Itakura (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal)
Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04)
Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale)
Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart)
Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo)
Midfielder:
Junya Ito (Stade de Reims)
Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg)
Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart)
Hidemasa Morita (Sporting)
Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad)
Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco)
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes)
Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus)
Attacker:
Takuma Asano (Vfl Bochum)
Daizen Maeda (Celtic)
Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge)
