The Japanese National Team has named an additional four players in its now 24-man squad for the next three 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Oman, Jordan and Australia.
The Japanese National Team has named an additional four players in its now 24-man squad for the next three 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Oman, Jordan and Australia.
Former AFC Player of the Year and Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo, defender Yasuyuki Konno and strikers Hiroshi Kiyotake and Mike Havenaar were called into the squad after Japan comfortably beat Azerbaijan 2-0 in a Kirin Challenge Cup international friendly on Wednesday night.
Japan 2 (Kagawa 43-, Nabiyev (OG) 58-) Azerbaijan 0
Squad: (last name, first name)
Goalkeepers: KAWASHIMA Eiji (Lierse SK), NISHIKAWA Shusaku (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), GONDA Shuichi (FC Tokyo)
Defenders: KOMANO Yuichi (Jubilo Iwata), KONNO Yasuyuki (Gamba Osaka), KURIHARA Yuzo (Yokohama F. Marinos), INOHA Masahiko (Vissel Kobe), NAGATOMO Yuto (Inter Milan), MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Reds), UCHIDA Atsuto (Shalke 04), YOSHIDA Maya (VVV Venlo), SAKAI Hiroki (Kashiwa Reysol)
Midfielders: ENDO Yasuhito (Gamba Osaka), NAKAMURA Kengo (Kawasaki Frontale), HASEBE Makoto (Wolfsburg), HOSOGAI Hajime (Augsburg), HONDA Keisuke (CSKA Moscow), TAKAHASHI Hideto (FC Tokyo)
Forwards: MAEDA Ryoichi (Jubilo Iwata), OKAZAKI Shinji (Stuttgart), HAVENAAR Mike (Vitesse), MORIMOTO Takayuki (Novara), KAGAWA Shinji (Borussia Dotrmund), KIYOTAKE Hiroshi (Cerezo Osaka), MIYAICHI Ryo (Bolton)
Coach: Alberto ZACCHERONI (Italy)