On Tuesday 26 October, the U-22 Japan National Team played their first match of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022™ Qualifiers, where they faced the U-22 Cambodia National Team at J-Village Stadium.
For Japan, this was their first match of the qualifiers, but Cambodia had already played their first match against Hong Kong on 23 Saturday, in which they won 4-2, putting themselves in position where they can advance through with a win over Japan.
Many of the Japanese players were late to join the team due to J.League matches played in the weekend, forcing coach TOGASHI Koichi to “select 11 players who are in good condition for the first match,” as the starting line-up mainly featured players who were able to join the team early, and as a result, there were many university and high school students in the line-up. .....
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