The Japan Football Federation (JFA) has just announced a concentrated list of 27 Japanese players called up for the match against Vietnam at My Dinh on the evening of November 11. In addition to the two attacking midfielders Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan who were not called up due to injury, coach Hajime Moriyasu has the strongest force in hand. Notably, names like Takumi Minamino (Liverpool, England), Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria, Italy), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal, England) or Wataru Endo (Stuttgart, Germany). Subjects: Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg), Kosei Tani (Gamba Osaka), Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse). Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds), Sei Muroya (Hannover), Yuta Nakayama (Zwolle), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Ko Itakura (Schalke 04), Reo Hatate (Kawasaki Frontale), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale). Midfielders: Genki Haraguchi (Union Berlin), Wataru Endo (Stuttgart), Junya Ito (Genk), Takumi Minamino (Liverpool), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), Hidemasa Morita (Santa Clara), Daichi Kamada (Frankfurt), Kaoru Mitoma (Union SG), Takana Pond (Fortuna Dusseldorf). Forwards: Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe), Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Kashima Antlers), Takuma Asano (VFL Bochum), Daizen Maeda (Yokohama F. Marinos).
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