All about Japan Women’s Football Team for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Japan Women’s football team is one of the most talented teams in the FIFA Women’s world cup. Not to forget that they also won the world cup once in 2010, which started in Germany.

Japan’s team has quite amazing stamina play and possession game, They were also silver medalists in the London Olympics 2012. They also came very close to the 2nd world cup when they finished as a runner-up in the 2015 World Cup in Canada.

Mina Tanaka is the player to watch out for as the highest goal scorer for the Japan team. She also holds lots of experience, and the way she uses the late run makes it harder for the defenders to react.

One of the most talented players, Yui Hasegawa, will hold the Japan team’s midfield to progress the play for them. Riko Ueki is another young forward for the Japan team who had an amazing previous year in which she scored 8 goals and gave 2 assists.

Japan is in Group C of the world cup with Zambia, Costa Rice, and Spain to test them, but Japan might probably be going to be second or first in the table. The toughest competitor they are going to face in the group is the Spain team.

The Squad of the Japan Women’s Football Team for the FIFA World Cup 2023

Goalkeepers: Yamashita Sayaka (INAC Kobe Leonessa), Hirao Chika (Albirex Niigata Ladies), Tanaka Momoko (NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza)

Defenders: Kumagai Saki (Roma), Miyake Shiori (INAC), Shimizu Risa (West Ham United), Seike Kiko (Urawa Reds Ladies), Moriya Miyabi (INAC), Minami Moeka (Roma), Ishikawa Rion (Urawa), Takahashi Hana (Urawa)

Midfielders: Naomoto Hikaru (Urawa), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City), Sugita Hina (Portland Thorns), Hayashi Honoka (West Ham), Nagano Fuka (Liverpool), Miyazawa Hinata (Mynavi Sendai Ladies), Endo Jun (Angel City FC), Fujino Aoba (Beleza)

Forwards: Tanaka Minami (INAC), Remina Chiba (JEF United Chiba Ichihara Ladies), Ueki Riko (Beleza), Hamano Maika (Hammarby IF)

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