Japan will play Australia on Wednesday before the World Youth Championship beginning on 11/27 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Schedule: 11/29 vs England 12/2 vs Colombia 12/5 vs Egypt
Japan U-20 lost 1-0 to Australia U-20 on a penalty. Japan had the upper hand in the match but couldn't finish its chances... which sounds awfully familiar. The squad for Word Youth Championship will be announced on the 17th.
Japan squad for the WYC: GK: 1 Eiji KAWASHIMA (Omiya Ardija), 12 Masahiro OKAMOTO (JEF United Ichihara), [Backup] Kenta TOKUSHIGE (Urawa Reds) DF: 5 Toru NAGATA (Kashiwas Reysol), 3 Makoto KAKUDA (Kyoto Purple Sanga), 16 Yuzo KURIHARA (Yokohama F Marinos), 13 Naoya KONDO (Kashiwa Reysol), 4 Naoya KIKUCHI (Jubilo Iwata) MF: 6 Yasuyuki KONNO (Consadole Sapporo), 8 Daigo KOBAYASHI (Tokyo Verdy 1969), 14 Satoru YAMAGISHI (Ichihara), 20 Kei YAMAGUCHI (Nagoya Grampus 8), 2 Shuhei TOKUNAGA (Waseda University), 15 Norio SUZUKI (FC Tokyo), 7 Sho NARUOKA (Iwata), 8 Tatsuya TANIZAWA (Kashiwa) FW: 10 Daisuke SAKATA, 11 Yutaro ABE (both Yokohama Marinos), 17 Yuji UNOZAWA (Kashiwa), 9 Hiroto MOGI (San Frecce Hiroshima), 19 Sota HIORYAMA (Kunimi High School)