U-24 Japan National Team hold training session ahead of final prep match against Spain at the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2021
17 July 2021
On Friday 16 July, one day before their final prep match ahead of the Olympics, coach MORIYASU Hajime of the U-24 Japan National Team appeared in an online press conference to share his take on the match against the U-24 Spain National Team in the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2021, “We hope to get inspiration through this match against one of the best teams in the world and showcase a match where we can gain confidence ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.”
Following their match against the U-24 Honduras National Team on Monday 12, the U-24 Japan National Team made their ways to Kobe on the next day and held an official training session at the match venue, Noevir Stadium Kobe, on Friday 16. During the first 15 minutes, in which the session was open for the media, the team was seen going through their warmup drills before conducting drills in game format to go over
SAMURAI BLUE’s Coach Moriyasu looking to “Clinch the final round” in match against Myanmar National Team
28 May 2021
On Thursday 27 May, one day ahead of their match against the Myanmar National Team at the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, coach MORIYASU Hajime of the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) appeared in an online press conference where he shared his aspiration to “clinch the final round tomorrow.”
Japan currently leads their group with a perfect 5-0 record in Group F. With the team holding a five point lead over second place Tajikistan, a win over Myanmar on Friday 28 May will clinch them into the final round (scheduled for September), despite having two more matches left to play in the second round.