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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA]【Match Report】SAMURAI BLUE score four goals in win over Peru at the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023

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June 21, 2023

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On Tuesday 20 June, the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) faced the Peru National Team in the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 held at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka, where they scored four goals to win the match 4-1.

Following their 6-0 victory over El Salvador on Thursday, the team rotated six players while sticking with their 4-1-4-1 formation.

FURUHASHI Kyogo (Celtic FC), who scored a goal as a late substitute in the match against El Salvador, started as the lone striker, ITO Junya (Stade de Reims) as the right winger, KAMADA Daichi (Eintracht Frankfurt) as one of the centre midfielders, and ENDO Wataru (VfB Stuttgart) as the defensive midfielder. In defence, ITO Hiroki (VfB Stuttgart) was given the start as the left fullback while goalkeeper NAKAMURA Kosuke (Portimonense) made his first start in nearly three and a half years. .....

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