[Columbus (Ohio) 8th (9th Japan time) = Sato Naruhito]The Japanese national team (17th in the FIFA ranking) will face the US national team (15th in the 1st in the international friendly match on the 9th (10th in the 1st).
Japan national team coach Moriyasu Kazuichi (57), who attended the official press conference the day before held at the venue of the match, stated that he would significantly change his team's membership, hoping for a boost to the team.
It's been two days since the match against Mexico on the 6th (7th) held in Oakland, California. The match will be played in a row after traveling over 3,000km and overcoming the 3-hour time difference. The manager said, “In the second match, we will first express what the entire team has done so far. We will continue to challenge ourselves as a team in the match so that we can grow our individuality and grow our team.”
They will make a turnover. As the situation with which the starting lineup has been changed since the match against Mexico has been in place before practice, he said, “I don't know how much it will change,” but he explained, “I would like to consider a major change. Looking ahead, I believe that more players will improve their overall team's leveling better within the world standards, so I would like to ensure as many players as possible will be on the pitch in tomorrow's game.”
