Why on earth didn't I pick? More people are worried about selecting players, and Japanese controversial European MFNO selection Walgawalbu
Mar 18, 2025
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Japanese soccer media Soccer Digest said on the 17th that Japan's national team players who are challenging for the World Cup are also making headlines overseas. Sano Kaishu (Mainz) had many voices expecting a call-up. Perhaps because of this, various voices were conveyed in related articles by multiple Chinese media.
The Japanese national soccer team, led by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, will play Group C 7-8 in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Bahrain on the 20th and Saudi Arabia on the 25th.
The atmosphere is good. Japan ranks first in the group with five wins and one draw (16 points) in six games. The gap has widened significantly with Australia (7 points) in second place and Indonesia (6 points) in third place. Japan will confirm its advance to the World Cup finals if it wins just one game in Games 7-8. Except for the host country, it is an opportunity to win a ticket to the World Cup finals as the No. 1 player in the world.
Japan has 21 European players out of the final 25 players. Only two goalkeepers and two defenders belong to the J-League. Japan has selected all key players, including Itakura Ko (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich), Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), and Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad).
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According to the media, in China, the exclusion of Sano is unexpected. I knew I'd come back. I need to bring Sano to the World Cup' showed a reaction of the back.
Sano, who was born in 2000, was arrested in July last year for an unsavory incident. Since then, he has been handed no indictment.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
