Machino replaces injured Nakayama in the Japan Football World Cup squad

  

Japan Football World Cup: Japan has drafted in forward Shuto Machino to replace hurt defender Yuta Nakayama on its World Cup list for Qatar Japan has drafted in forward Shuto Machino to replace wounded defender Yuta Nakayama on its World Cup roster for Qatar. Nakayama, who plays for English club Huddersfield, injured his Achilles tendon in a match the previous week. The Japan Football Associated announced the spare Tuesday to its 26-man squad, which was initially proclaimed last week.

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Machino replaces injured Nakayama in the Japan Football World Cup squad

Machino plays with Shonan Bellmare in Japan's J League.

Japan Football World Cup plays in Group E and opens against Germany on November 23, faces Costa Rica on November 27, and Spain on December 1. Japan will play a friendly against Canada in Dubai on Nov 17.

Japan Football World Cup squad

Goalkeepers: Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt, Eiji Kawashima.

Defenders: Miki Yamane, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Hiroki Ito, Yuto Nagatomo.

Midfielders: Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Gaku Shibasaki, Kaoru Mitoma, Daichi Kamada, Ritsu Doan, Junya Ito, Takumi Minamino, Takefusa Kubo, Yuki Soma.

Forwards: Daizen Maeda, Takuma Asano, Ayase Ueda, Shuto Machino

JAPAN AT FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 2022: FIXTURES, KICK-OFF TIMES, GROUNDS, AND WHERE TO WATCH

The Japanese look to recover their standing from four years ago. Japan has been a staple at the Football World Cup since its entrance in 1998, participating in six straight tournaments. Qatar 2022 will be their seventh, and the Japanese are looking to make a big squelch. Known as the Samurai Blue, Japan has become a powerhouse in Asian football over the past 30 years, with four AFC Asian Cup titles throughout that span.

However, their mainland supremacy hasn't translated to success on the world stage, as Japan has never advanced past the round of 16. The Japanese have continued a strange design at World Cups since their first arrival, irregular between exits at the group stage and last-16.

Head coach Hajime Moriyasu

Head coach Hajime Moriyasu is tasked with breaking that project and bringing the Japanese to new heights, and he has a list filled with European-tested players at his disposal. Most of Japan's Euro-based players ply their trade in the Bundesliga, although there is a smidgeon of Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Belgian Pro League, and Scottish Premiership picture among the team.

The best known of Moriyasu's men are likely Takumi Minamino and Maya Yoshida, who will be predictable to bring their knowledge to a tough group and help the Japanese reach their elusive goal. Here are the fixtures that will define Japan's World Cup trip, along with kick-off times and how to watch. To know more about Japan Vs Costa Rica Tickets click here.

Japan has become a powerhouse in Asian football over the past 30 years, with four AFC Asian Cup titles throughout that span.

JAPAN Football WORLD CUP 2022 FIXTURES, KICK-OFF TIME

Date	Time (JST)	Fixture	Stadium
Nov. 23	10:00 p.m.	Germany vs. Japan	Khalifa International Stadium
Nov. 27	7:00 p.m.	Costa Rica	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Dec. 2	4:00 a.m.	Japan vs. Spain	Khalifa International Stadium

JAPAN'S WORLD CUP 2022 SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS

·         Eiji Kawashima

·         Shūichi Gonda

·         Daniel Schmidt

DEFENDERS

·         Miki Yamane

·         Shōgo Taniguchi

·         Kō Itakura

·         Yūto Nagatomo

·         Takehiro Tomiyasu

·         Hiroki Sakai

·         Maya Yoshida

·         Hiroki Itō

MIDFIELDERS

·         Wataru Endo

·         Gaku Shibasaki

·         Ritsu Dōan

·         Kaoru Mitoma

·         Takumi Minamino

·         Takefusa Kubo

·         Hidemasa Morita

·         Junya Ito

·         Daichi Kamada

·         Ao Tanaka

·         Yūki Sōma

FORWARDS

·         Takuma Asano

·         Shūto Machino

·         Ayase Ueda

·         Daizen Maeda

WHAT GROUNDS WILL JAPAN PLAY IN AT WORLD CUP 2022?

Japan will play at two different venues throughout the group stage.

KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM - GERMANY VS. JAPAN & JAPAN VS. SPAIN 

Japan's first and last group stage competitions will be played at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, a 45,416-seat site that is by far the oldest in Qatar World Cup 2022.

Opened in 1976, it's a versatile venue that has hosted track and field events as well as football events. The stadium has undergone numerous face-lifts, including major redevelopments in 2005 and 2017, to increase capacity and amenities.

Major events that have been hosted at the venue comprise the 2006 Asian Games, 2011 Pan Arab Games, 2019 World Athletics Competitions, and a pair of 2019 FIFA Club World Cup competitions. It will host eight World Cup games, including the third-place competition.

AHMAD BIN ALI STADIUM - JAPAN VS. COSTA RICA

Officially named the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, the Al-Rayyan Stadium is labeled such due to the city in which it stands. The 50,000-seat venue is the second stadium to be built on the same spot, with its precursor holding less than half the capacity and standing from 2003-2015. 

Japan Princess Hisako to Visit Qatar for Soccer Football World Cup

Home to Al-Rayyan SC and Al Kharaitiyat SC of the Qatar Stars League, the stadium opened in 2020 and has since hosted competitions in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA Arab Cup 2021. More recently, the stadium hosted the two international play-off matches that determined the final two countries (Australia and Costa Rica) to fee to Qatar 2022.

Japan Princess Hisako to Visit Qatar for Soccer Football World Cup

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Princess Hisako will visit Qatar from Nov. 26 to Dec. 3 to join the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Imperial Domestic Agency said Monday. Princess Hisako, honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, will watch competitions between Japan and Costa Rica on Nov. 27 home-grown time, and between Japan and Spain on Dec. 1.

During her trip, the ruler is also slated to visit the Japanese team's training camp, at the appeal of the association, as well as a local welfare ability and a gallery. The Qatar trip by Princess Hisako, a cousin of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, will be the second foreign visit by a member of the Imperial Family amid the coronavirus pandemic. In September, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited Britain to attend the state interment of Queen Elizabeth II.

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