NEWS

The Japan squad to play two friendly series, against Paraguay on September 4 in Yokohama and Guatemala on September 7 in Osaka, was announced on Friday.

The Japan-Paraguay match is to kickoff at 7:20 p.m. at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, while the Japan-Guatemala match is scheduled to kickoff at 7:45 p.m. at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

Squad:
Goalkeepers—Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus), Eiji Kawashima (Lierse SK)
Defenders—Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F. Marinos), Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Nagoya Grampus), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Yuzo Kurihara (Yokohama F. Marinos), Yuto Nagatomo (Cesena), Tomoaki Makino (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Atsuto Uchida (FC Schalke 04)
Midfielders—Hideo Hashimoto (Gamba Osaka), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Makoto Hasebe (VfL Wolfsburg), Jungo Fujimoto (Shimizu S-Pulse), Hajime Hosogai (Urawa Reds), Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow), Takashi Inui (Cerezo Osaka), Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards—Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Takayuki Morimoto (Catania)
Coach (interim)—Hiromi Hara