Japan vs Turkey: The Japan men’s national soccer team will play against the Turkish national team at Segeka Arena on Tuesday, September 12th as part of the Kirin Challenge Cup 2023.
Here, we will summarize the schedule, broadcast schedule, and players scheduled to participate in this match Japan vs Turkey.
Japan vs Turkey Match summary (schedule/match card)
Tournament name: Kirin Challenge Cup 2023
Match card: Japan National Team vs Türkiye National Team
Start time: Kickoff scheduled for Tuesday, September 12th, 21:20 Japan time (local time, 14:20 on the 12th)
Venue: Segeka Arena (Genk, Belgium)
Latest FIFA Ranking (Men)
Japan: 20th place
Türkiye: 41st place
Japan vs Turkey Broadcast schedule (TV broadcast/Internet distribution)
The match will be broadcast live on Nippon Television. There are no plans for live broadcast on BS/CS.
In addition, we use services with a track record of sports distribution such as TVer, DAZN, ABEMA, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video, and SPOTV NOW. There are no distribution plans.
Japan vs Turkey Broadcasting/Distribution Channel
Terrestrial TV: Nippon Television Network
TV BS/CS: None
Net: None
Game holding and broadcast schedules are subject to change depending on the circumstances of the organizer and broadcasting station. Please check each official website for the latest information.
Japan men’s national team members
GK
Schmidt Daniel (Sint-Truiden VV/Belgium)
Kosuke Nakamura (Portimonense/Portugal)
Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
D.F.
Shogo Taniguchi (Al Rayan SC/Qatar)
Akira Itakura (Borussia MG/Germany)
Ryuya Morishita (Nagoya Grampus)
Hiroki Machida (Union Saint-Giroise/Belgium)
Seiya Maikuma (Cerezo Osaka) *First selection
Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal/England)
Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart/Germany)
Daiki Hashioka (Sint-Truiden VV/Belgium)
Yusei Sugawara (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands)
Tournament name: Kirin Challenge Cup 2023
Match card: Japan National Team vs Türkiye National Team
Start time: Tuesday, September 12th, 21:20 Japan time
Venue: Segeka Arena (Genk, Belgium)
Latest FIFA Ranking (Men)
Japan: 20th place
Türkiye: 41st place#Japan #Turkey #SAMURAIBLUE pic.twitter.com/I3FNX5rzjz— Mosi Sports (@mosisports) September 12, 2023
MF/FW
Wataru Endo (Liverpool FC/England)
Junya Ito (Stade Reims/France)
Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum/Germany)
Togo Furuhashi (Celtic/Scotland)
Hidemasa Morita (Sporting CP/Portugal)
Daichi Kamata (SS Lazio/Italy)
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion FC/England)
Daenen Maeda (Celtic/Scotland)
Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg/Germany)
Atsuki Ito (Urawa Reds)
Aoi Tanaka (Fortuna Düsseldorf/Germany)
Keito Nakamura (Stade Reims/France)
Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad/Spain)
coaching staff
Director: Hajime Moriyasu
Coach: Hiroshi Nanami
Coach: Toshihide Saito
Coach: Ryoichi Maeda
Physical coach: Ryoichi Matsumoto
GK coach: Takashi Shimoda
Highlights
The Japan men’s national team won the match against Germany 4-1 on September 10th (midnight on the 9th). In the first half, the match was played 4-2-3-1. The defensive line remained high and created many chances from midfielder Junya Ito (Stade Reims) and midfielder Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) on both sides. In the second half, the team changed to a three-back formation, and when defending, they formed a five-back formation. In the second half, there were times when Germany had possession of the ball, but the defense led by defender Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) overcame Germany’s powerful attack. In the final stages of the match, substitute FW Takuma Asano (Bochum) and midfielder Ao Tanaka (Dusseldorf) scored two goals, making it a match that showed Japan’s strength. The man who assisted the two goals in the final stages was Takefusa Kubo (Real Zaragoza), who is in great form for his team. In the post-game interview, Kubo expressed his frustration at not being able to play in the starting lineup, but he showed off his ability both offensively and defensively and performed without complaint.
In the match against Turkey, it is expected that the team will have more possession of the ball than in the match against Germany. Japan has many players with great on-foot skills, but the key will be how they play against an opponent who has solidified their defense. Japan showed that they can play with a back three in the match against Germany, but it will be interesting to see what kind of system they use against Turkey.
The game against Turkey will be the fourth consecutive win for the Japanese national team. They would like to maintain the momentum from their match against Germany and win against Turkey to conclude their European tour.
Additionally, the Japan Football Association announced on the 11th that forward Kiyo Ueda (Feyenoord) will withdraw from the national team due to discomfort in his left leg. There will be no additional calls to replace Ueda.
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