On Tuesday 10 September, the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) played their first match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Asian Qualification Round 2 against the Myanmar National Team at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. With the help of goals scored by NAKAJIMA Shoya (FC Porto) and MINAMINO Takumi (FC Red Bull Salzburg), Japan got off to a great start with a 2-0 victory.
As coach MORIYASU Hajime mentioned prior to the match that he will “start players who are in good form,” the Japanese coach elected to start the same line-up from their match against the Paraguay National Team at the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2019 played on Thursday 5.
With strong hopes to make their seventh consecutive appearance at the World Cup, Japan entered the Asian qualifiers under the rainy skies of Yangon......
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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] Nakajima and Minamino lifts SAMURAI BLUE past Myanmar 2-0 at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Asian Qualification Round 2
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