[Oakland (California) on the 6th (7th in Japan time) = Sato Naruhito]The Japanese national team (17th in the FIFA ranking) will face Mexico national team (13th in the 1st in the international friendly match.

The opponent is led by coach Javier Aguirre, who once took over Japan's leadership. At an official press conference on the 5th (6th Japan time), he talked about his memories of defender Nagatomo Yuto (38, FC Tokyo), who has experience in coaching.

Nagatomo, a student who was a student when he was the coach of the Japanese national team, is still being selected for the national team today. Looking back at the time, Aguirre said, “Nagatomo was one of the few players I could speak Italian and Spanish, so I was one of the few players I could speak.” He also said, “He told me, 'Coach, I can speak Italian and English. I feel like a great young man. He's as small as a child, but he's very focused and has played in Italy for many years. He's been very helpful and will have a loving embrace when he meets him again.”

He also announced in front of a team he has a strong team, “Since I became the manager of the Mexican national team, I have requested that I play against all types of teams around the world, including South America, Europe, Asia and Africa,” and nodded, “I think these two matches (Japan and South Korea) will be very meaningful for us. We usually only play against the national teams of the North and Central America and Caribbean Football Federation, so it's a great opportunity to leave.”

Aguirre became the manager of the Japanese national team after the 2014 World Cup (World Cup) Tournament, and served until February of the following year. During his time in the Spanish League, he was charged by the prosecutors on suspicion of being involved in match fixing, but was acquitted in 2019 at a subsequent trial.

[Live news]–>[Japan National Team]Moriyasu Japan plays Mexico kicks off at 11am on the 7th