Japan Coach Hajime Moriyasu Targets World Cup Quarters

There are less than 20 days before the opening of the Qatar World Cup. The second-ranked national football team in Asia, Japan, announced the 26-man squad for the World Cup 2022 in advance.

Japan national football team has a very strong lineup, and its strength is the first in Asia. A total of 20 players come from the European leagues, including several national players who played in the five major leagues in Europe. Even if this time Japan is in the same group with Spain and Germany, the coach Hajime Moriyasu said that it will not affect the Japan national football team's ambition to reach the quarters of this World Cup.

Group E, where the Japan national football team is in, is regarded as the "group of death" by the outside world. The German team has won the World Cup titles for 4 times, and the Spanish team has also won the title, and there is also the World Cup powerhouse Costa Rica national football team.

From the perspective of the lineup, only the German team is the strongest, and the Spanish team's strength cannot compare with that at its peak, so Japan has the strength to win. In addition, they have a greater advantage against the Costa Rica team. However, if they want to get a qualification, then Germany and Spain must have one team out, and the possibility of both teams being eliminated at the same time is very small.



What's more, SC Freiburg winger Ritsu Dōan, who was selected for the Qatar World Cup Japan squad, said in an interview that the Japan national football team should not only aim for the quarters, but the championship. Because if thinking about losing the game from the beginning, they won't play well. For him personally, there is no need to think too realistically in the World Cup, because it is a stage full of dreams.