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on the afternoon of september 2, the japanese national team completed its first training session after assembly. a total of 16 players participated, including 7 players from the japanese domestic league. the remaining overseas players will join the team one after another.

of the 16 players who participated in the training on the 2nd, only 6 participated in the ball training. the 9 overseas players and yukihiro takai from kawasaki frontale who had participated in the game the day before conducted recovery training in the gym.

in the last two world cup qualifiers, the japanese team suffered a "black start". in the first round of the 2018 world cup qualifiers, the japanese team lost unexpectedly to the uae team at home. in the first round of the 2022 world cup qualifiers, the japanese team also lost unexpectedly to oman at home. the head coach of the oman team at that time was the current chinese national football team coach ivankovic.

nagatomo yuto, a veteran from tokyo fc who is about to turn 38, and five other domestic league internationals practiced with the ball outdoors. talking about the upcoming first game, he said: "this is my fifth time to participate in the final stage of the world cup asian qualifiers. in the past, we have suffered a black start twice in the final stage of the game. in this regard, i will share relevant experience with the younger generation."

morita hidemasa from sporting cp said: "we have suffered a black start in the third stage of the world cup qualifiers for two consecutive times. if we lose the first game, the next games will become more difficult. therefore, we must first win the first game, which will bring good momentum to the team."

source: beijing sports

reporter: li li