On Tuesday 19 November, a promotional event was held at Panasonic Stadium Suita to support the Japanese Bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 during the match between the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) and the Venezuela National Team at the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2019.

A special booth to support the Japanese Bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 was setup outside the stadium, where exhibits from the Japan Football Museum were on display to promote the cause. Visitors stopped by to take photos of the World Cup trophies won by the Nadeshiko Japan, U-20 and U-17 Japan Women’s National Team, as the actual trophies were on display.

On this day, coach IKEDA Futoshi of the U-19 Japan Women's National Team appeared in a ceremony to report their winning campaign at the AFC U-19 Women's Championship Thailand 2019 during halftime. While sharing the exciting news of the U-19 Japan Women's National Team winning their third consecutive and sixth overall title, the coach also paid a visit to the booth and took part in the promotion to support the Japanese Bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. Next year, coach Ikeda will be leading the U-20 Japan Women's National Team at the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup......

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