Ignoring Japan's Korea-Japan war? Twelve people were selected for the first time only when the list of the East Asian Cup was announced

Jul 03, 2025

Ignoring Japan's Korea-Japan war? Twelve people were selected for the first time only when the list of the East Asian Cup was announced
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Ignoring Japan's Korea-Japan war? Twelve people were selected for the first time only when the list of the East Asian Cup was announced
Sportschosun DB



The list of Japanese national soccer teams to prepare for the Korea-Japan match has been announced.

On the 3rd, the Japan Football Association announced the list of 26 players participating in the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) on its official website. Since it is difficult to convene a European team, Japan also selected only all K-League players.

Japanese national team coach Hajime Moriyasu may not have selected all the players he wanted. Coach Hajime said he would not select Japanese players belonging to Urawa to consider the Urawa Reds who participated in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Since Urawa is one of Japan's strong teams, Hajime may not have selected the best players from the pool he can pick.
Ignoring Japan's Korea-Japan war? Twelve people were selected for the first time only when the list of the East Asian Cup was announced



Japan's performance at the East Asian Cup, the 10th tournament this year, is worse than expected. In the past nine tournaments, South Korea has won five times and Japan and China have won two times. It is surprising that China has won twice, but Japan has also won only twice.




Coach Hajime is also likely to focus on finding a new face for next year's World Cup rather than winning. Japan has so many European teams that J-League players do not take up a large portion of the national team. Given that there are 12 of the 26 newly selected players, it is clear where coach Hajime is aiming. It is an unconventional selection in that he made a bold selection even though the match between Korea and Japan is waiting.

Still, the weight of the Korea-Japan match is great. Both teams are not 100% in power, but it is a match with the pride of the K-League and the J-League. Japan will play against Hong Kong on the 8th and China on the 12th, before facing South Korea on the 15th. It is expected that the joys and sorrows of winning the East Asian Cup will be mixed in the match between Korea and Japan.

Ignoring Japan's Korea-Japan war? Twelve people were selected for the first time only when the list of the East Asian Cup was announced
Photo = Japanese Football Association





-GK: Yuki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers), Keisuke Osako (Sanprecce Hiroshima), Pisano Alexandre (Nagoya Grampus)

-DF: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Naomi Ueda (Kashima), Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce), Taiyo Koga (Kashiwa Reysol), Tomoya Ando (Avispa Fukuoka), Yuuto Tsunashima (Tokyo Verdi)

-MF: Inagaki Sho (Nagoya), Hayao Kawabe (Sanprecce), Sota Kawasaki (Kyoto Shopping Center), Hiroki Mochizuki (FC Machida Zelvia), Gento Uno (Shimizu Espulse), Kota Tawaratsumi (FC Tokyo), Yuuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale), Toguro Kubo (Kashiwa Reysol),




-FW: Jermain Ryo, Nakamura Sota (Sanprecce), Nishimura Takuma, Soma Yuki (Michida), Kakita Yuki, Hosoya Mao (Kashiwa), Miyashiro Taisei (Vissel Kobe), Yamada Shin (Kawasaki), Sato Ryunosuke (Paziano Okayama)



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.