[Suiwan (Korea) 14th = Nagata Atsushi]The Japanese national team (17th in the FIFA ranking) will face the Korean national team (23rd in the 2018 ranking) on the 15th, in an effort to win the East Asia E-1 Championships in a row.

On the 14th, we practiced in Suwon City the day before. I adjusted it for about an hour and a half in the rain. In the match against Korea, there is a high possibility that goalkeeper Osako Keisuke (25, Sanfrecce Hiroshima), the only goalkeeper who has not been competing in this tournament, will defend the goal. Osako, who is in his final appearance, expressed his desire to win consecutive championships with a shutout, saying, “I think that stopping the shot is my weapon. After all, if I can do my best job as a goalkeeper and don't concede a goal, I will naturally get results. I want to concentrate on that.”

The goalkeeper, who also defended the goal against Korea in the last tournament in 2022, said, “Not only soccer, but also in a variety of sports, the match against Japan and Korea is attracting attention. I think that the country has a pride, so I want to make sure that they can win and win in any way.'' The guardian, who also knows the atmosphere of the Japan-Korea match, supports the team from the end, and achieves a consecutive victory.

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