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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] Nadeshiko set for Canada test as Tokyo 2020 draws closer

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September 20, 2019

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Tokyo: Olympic hosts Japan are set to embark on one of the first major steps towards their Tokyo 2020 campaign, with head coach Asako Takakura announcing her squad for their October 6 meeting with Canada in Shizuoka.

Key stars like Saki Kumagai, Mana Iwabuchi and Yui Hasegawa were named alongside a number of younger players as the Nadeshiko gather for the first time since their Round of 16 elimination at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019.

That exit – a heartbreaking last-minute defeat to the Netherlands in Rennes – signalled the end of a World Cup journey, but the start of an Olympic one, as the Asian champions look to compete for a gold medal on home soil next July and August......


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