NEWS

Twenty players have been called up for the Japan men’s squad to play in the Universiade Games in Belgrade from June 30.

The squad announced on Tuesday includes Ryutsu Keizai University goalkeeper Akihiro Hayashi, who played for Japan in the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
Japan, under the guidance of Koichi Akita of Komazawa University, will play France on June 30, Brazil on July 2 and Thailand on July 4 in the group stage.
The quarterfinals will be held on July 6, with the semifinals slated for July 8. The final will take place on July 10.

Squad:
Goalkeepers—Kohei Kawata (Fukuoka Univ.), Akihiro Hayashi (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.), Hiroki Oka (Komazawa Univ.)
Defenders—Yuhei Nakagawa (Waseda Univ.), Yuki Nakayama (Komazawa Univ.), Yuji Fujikawa (Kanagawa Univ.), Yusuke Higa (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.), Kazuya Yamamura (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.), Tsukasa Morimoto (Chukyo Univ.), Takashi Uchino (Biwako Seikei Sport College), Yudai Tanaka (Kansai Univ.)
Midfielders—Masakazu Kihara (Hannan Univ.), Hideto Takahashi (Tokyo Gakugei Univ.), Takanori Chiaki (Ryutsu Keizau Univ.), Kosuke Nakamachi (Keio Univ.), Hiroki Yamada (Meiji Univ.), Daisuke Itoh (Juntendo Univ.), Kazushi Mitsuhira (Kanagawa Univ.), Kohei Mishima (Komazawa Univ.), Kensuke Nagai (Fukuoka Univ.)
Coach—Koichi Akita (Komazawa Univ.)