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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA][OLYMPIC GAMES] Know Your Team: Japan

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July 11, 2024

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Kuala Lumpur: Semi-final appearances in two of the last three Olympic Games Men's Football Tournament indicate Japan will be a force to be reckoned with at Paris 2024.

Although the squad will be without the mercurial Takefusa Kubo and the quota of three overage players, the East Asian side still have the quality to challenge for medals when the action kicks off on July 24.



Japan Factfile

Previous Appearances: 11
Best Finish: Third (1968)
2020 Record: Fourth
How They Got There: AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ champions
Head Coach: Go Oiwa (JPN)
Fun Fact: Japan are set to feature at a record eighth consecutive Games, a run that no other nation at Paris 2024 can match.


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