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Japan's head is complicated.
Japanese media Chunichi Sports inspected the J-League match between FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka on the 14th 'Moriyasu Hajime, head coach of the Japanese A team, on the 14th. The selection of EAFF E-1 Championship players to be held in Korea in July will be analyzed in detail. The selection policy has not been confirmed even for J-League players, reports said.
Japan switched to the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup mode early on. Japan recorded seven wins, two draws and one loss (23 points) in Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. He has confirmed his qualification for the World Cup finals by ranking first in Group C. FIFA will expand the number of countries that will advance to the finals from 32 to 48 from the North-China World Cup. In Asia, 8.5 tickets were allocated, up from 4.5 to 4. A total of six teams, ranked first and second in each group in the third qualifying round, won the ticket to the World Cup finals.
Japan, which has confirmed its advance to the World Cup, is entering the road to North Korea, China and the United States. At the A-match in June, a large number of new faces were selected and tested. This is the E-1 Championship. Japan will face Hong Kong (July 8), China (July 12), and South Korea (July 15).
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The key is to call up the players. This tournament is not an A-match period designated by FIFA. There is no obligation to recruit players from each club. This is why some predicted that Japan will play mainly for players playing in the J League. Moriyasu said earlier, `I want to take time to make a decision. Since it is not an A-match window, it seems difficult to call up players globally. We will form a team that focuses on J-League players. I'm going to watch more J-League games like now and make a final decision." Japan won the tournament twice, in 2013 and 2022. The most winning team in this competition is South Korea. In 2003, 2008, 2015, 2017, and 2019, he reached the top five times.
According to Chunichi Sports, Moriyasu hopes to be a "congratulatory" for nine players, including midfielder Kota Tawaratsumi (FC Tokyo) and defender Junnosuke Suzuki (Shonan), who joined the A-match in June. It has not been confirmed." Japan is scheduled to announce its E-1 Championship roster in early July.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
