My prediction for the team: GK: Zion Suzuki RB: Taiga Hata LB: Shinya Nakano CB: OA CB: Ryuya Nishio CM: OA CM: Satoshi Tanaka AM: Takefusa Kubo RM : Ryotaro Araki LM: Koki Saito FW: OA
No over-age players in Japan Olympic men's football squad | Flashscore.co.uk Japan will Not be calling any overaged players for upcoming Olympics as they are unable to secure the approval from the respective clubs e.g Endo/Kubo/Tomiyasu, etc. Matsuki Kuryu also will not be participating in the Olympics, presumably he is transferring during the Summer Transfer Window.
Im sorry to bring this up again but how come Matsuki is left out? Isnt he the next big thing? And Suzuki? Didnt Brondby let him go?
Don't think he's the next big thing actually. Not that impressed with what he's shown so far, but ok, he's young. Why not there, don't know, but possible reasons: 1) His transfer to Europe. The most likely reason actually. 2) Oiwa thinks others are better. But who? Only 2 FC Tokyo players finally, No Kashif, injured again it seems, although hard to get any info. Tawaratsumida was never tried, should have been, he might not be the next big thing either, but sure has had some great games, and even younger than Matsuki.
Yes FC Tokyo first said he was in discussions for a transfer (likely Southampton) then they tried to correct themselves but it was too late. Suzuki we don't know. Probably like you said
Think Ryunosuke Sato followed the Olympics Team to Paris as well? Well, Araki is there as part of the squad.
I have no clue about their oponents at youth level at all. Hope that Japan can go far, even more, cause of the fact, that there is no overage player.
Riku Handa is injured, Kaito Suzuki replaces him and Takashi Uchino will take a place in the reserves.
The Paraguayan player Wilder Viera has been tossed out with a straight red card in the 25th minute. Well deserved. The opposition has behaved like a bunch of reckless donkeys and it was about time someone pays for it.
Isn't there a local broadcaster that has a free streaming service on your end? I'm watching the whole thing through an app by Radio-Canada (the French-speaking half of the CBC). I can watch about anything of my own choice and it's free for as long as I have a Canadian IP address.