🔵SAMURAI BLUE選出!!🇯🇵🔴
3月に開催される国際親善試合に臨む #SAMURAIBLUE メンバーに #佐藤龍之介 選手が選出されました!!👏🇯🇵🔵🔴
https://www.fctokyo.co.jp/news/details/332663/

佐藤選手コメント
「日本代表に選出いただき、大変光栄に思います。
大きなチャンスを掴めるように自分のすべての力をぶつけて挑んできたいと思います。
クラブでは絶対に負けられない戦いがあります。
東京の誇りを胸に代表活動に臨めるよう全力で戦います。
勝ちましょう」
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#fctokyo #tokyo

While Japan’s impressive results to close out 2025 — including a first win over Brazil — raised hopes of a breakthrough in 2026, coach Hajime Moriyasu is tempering expectations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/19/soccer/japan-2026-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #hajimemoriyasu #samuraiblue #2026fifaworldcup
Japan looks poised to take the next step at the World Cup. Its manager is not so sure.

Manager Hajime Moriyasu has repeatedly said that Samurai Blue is not a real threat to win it all, but some see momentum building toward a breakthrough.

The Japan Times
2026 looks to be a year of competing forces for Japan, with strong underlying momentum and reform potential outweighed by the risks from inflation, geopolitics and policy missteps if leadership does not act decisively. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/08/japan/top-10-surprises-for-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japaneseeconomy #2026 #boj #jgbs #samuraiblue #worldcup #inflation #cybersecurity
The top 10 surprises for the Year of the Fire Horse

For 2026, the only certainty is that this year of the Fire Horse will be shaped both by existing trends that evolve and genuine surprises.

The Japan Times
England will continue its preparation for next year's World Cup with friendly internationals against Uruguay and Japan, it was announced Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/11/soccer/world-cup/england-japan-friendly-wembley/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #worldcup #england #thomastuchel #samuraiblue #2026fifaworldcup #uruguay
England to face Uruguay and Japan ahead of 2026 World Cup

The two games will be the last time England coach Thomas Tuchel's men play at home before they bid to end England's 60-year wait for a major trophy.

The Japan Times

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El Embajador de Japón en México Kozo Honsei, celebró que la selección nipona jugará en Monterrey durante el Mundial 2026. Destacó el duelo ante Túnez del 20 de junio, que será el partido 1000 en la historia de las Copas del Mundo, y mostró confianza en que ambos países puedan avanzar a la siguiente fase.

¡Japón ya vive la emoción regia mundialista! 🌎⚽🔥

#Mundial2026 #Monterrey2026 #Japón #SamuraiBlue #ABCDeportes