Japan start their World Cup campaign against Germany on November 23 before taking on Costa Rica on November 27 and Spain on December 1. "I've picked players who can connect and work together, who will play with organisation." "I looked at what the players had done up to this point, what condition they were in and what would be best for us overall at the World Cup," Moriyasu said. Mitoma joined Brighton this summer after a year on loan at Belgium's Union SG and recovered from an injury scare to make Japan's squad. He joined Sociedad at the start of this season on a permanent deal after being loaned out several times during three years with Real Madrid, and has already won 19 caps for Japan. Kubo, 21, was invited to join Barcelona's La Masia academy at the age of nine and was known as the "Japanese Messi" early on in his precocious career. Miki Endo (, End Miki, 1986, Japan March 11, 2011, Minamisanriku, Japan) was an employee of the town of Minamisanriku 's Crisis Management Department, tasked with broadcasting disaster advisories and warnings. Real Sociedad forward Takefusa Kubo, a former Barcelona prodigy, features in Japan's World Cup squad - AFP Moriyasu will look to Real Sociedad forward Kubo and Brighton winger Mitoma to provide the spark against Japan's opponents in Qatar. "It's not an easy target but if our supporters are all behind us, I'm sure we can achieve it," he said. Moriyasu said Japan were aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the first time, after being eliminated in the round of 16 three times. Kou Itakura was picked despite the defender not having played for Borussia Monchengladbach since he suffered a knee injury in September. Striker Yuya Osako missed out after appearing at the previous two World Cups, while Celtic pair Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate were also omitted. "My experience was a sad one but I want to use the time we have left to make sure we turn the Doha tragedy into Doha joy."įormer Southampton defender Maya Yoshida will captain the side in his third World Cup, while left-back Yuto Nagatomo and goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima have been named in their fourth finals squads.Įintracht Frankfurt attacker Daichi Kamada and Monaco's Takumi Minamino have also been included in a squad that contains just six domestic-based players. "We've got a great group of players and supporters and I'm looking forward to taking them to the World Cup in Qatar. Miki ENDO You can contribute information to this page, but first you must login or register: Staff in. "Doha was the place where our World Cup dreams failed to come true and it's a place of frustration and sadness for me, but I'm not thinking about revenge," he said after announcing his squad in Tokyo. VDOMDHTMLtml> Miki Endo - Heroína de Minamisanriku - YouTube Audio extraído de la NHK World - 31 MarzoVideo extraído del Youtube. The match has become known in Japan as the "Tragedy of Doha" but Moriyasu - who played in the game - said his team were ready to lay the ghost to rest this month. Japan have appeared at the past six World Cups but they were denied a debut at the 1994 edition in the United States by a last-minute Iraq goal in their final qualifier in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Children's project is still going on.Former Barcelona youth star Takefusa Kubo and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma were among the 26 players named as Japan prepare to take on Germany, Spain and Costa Rica in a tough Group E. “I want to show the Ayukawa moving towards the reconstruction”. A teacher in Ayukawa Elementary school set up a special column within the school's homepage to introduce children's photos, which shows their daily lives. I will then tell them, we had a difficult time but we worked hard and we all overcame it!”, Kairi Saito (age 11) said during the workshop. “In the future, when the town gets fully reconstructed, I want to show my children how it was like before. Children found many things from the ground at the afflicted area. And around them, there were always adults, gently caring for them. Key among them being many tsunami shelters that were. The emergency plans they did have were for tsunamis that were smaller, which meant that many parts of the plans were obsolete. The tsunami in question was completely unprecedented the town had zero emergency plans for a tsunami that big. Being photographers, children were also innocent residents in the affiliated area. What Miki Endo did simply couldn't be automated. At the charity event, children enjoyed themselves with the games and entertainments prepared by the volunteers. People at the temporary shopping mall looked all grateful with a smile as they could finally get the place to work and children also felt very happy about it. At the parking of a convenience store, a big “HELP” sign was drawn to save a pregnant woman right after the earthquake. Ayukawa's symbol, “Oshika Whale Land”, newly opened temporary shopping mall “Noren-gai”, beautiful beaches, community center where volunteers provide charity events, etc. Children had lots of places they wanted to shoot.
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