
ベネズエラ戦で日本代表は新戦力を起用し、斎藤ら4人がA代表デビュー。前半は攻撃の起点になれず苦戦したが、後半に上田の決勝点で逆転勝利。森保監督はプレーの強度と質の向上を求めた。
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日本代表はウルグアイ戦から先発10人を入れ替え、ベネズエラ戦で新戦力を試す機会とした。
ベネズエラ戦は、新戦力を試すという触れ込みだった。実際、ウルグアイ戦から先発10人を入れ替え、斎藤ら4人がA代表デビューを果たした。
「強度高く戦ってくる相手に対し、スタートからプレーすることに意義がある」。森保監督は狙いを説明し、ハーフタイムに5人を交代。上田ら常連組を送り込んだ。
前半の攻撃陣でW杯の主力だったのは、ボランチの鎌田だけ。相手の圧力の中で悠々とプレーする中、最前線の後藤は起点となれず、ようやくゴールまで迫っても斎藤は相手にはじき飛ばされた。GK小久保も消極的なプレーに終始した。
突き付けられた厳しい現実。斎藤は「自分で試合を変える力を身に付けないといけない」。指揮官も「全体的にプレーの強度を上げ、チャンスにつなげる質を上げてほしい」と注文した。
主力に変わった後半早々に失点したものの、攻撃の迫力は一気に増す。3分後に久保の力強い突破から伊東へとつなぎ、そのクロスを上田が仕留める。試合終了間際には、VARによって劇的にPKを獲得。上田が冷静に決勝点を決めた。
ベネズエラはW杯出場こそないがタフな相手。新戦力が南米勢の高い基準を知れたのは収穫だ。「もっとやれたし、もっとチャンスに絡んでいかないと」と後藤。先の2試合へ、課題も成果もつなげることが大切だ。
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上田綺世が今後の試合で継続して先発起用される
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森保監督がプレーの強度向上をテーマにしたトレーニングを強化する
Likely · Within weeks

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17-year-old Goto won silver medal in the men's 400m steeplechase at the Asian Games. He set a good time of 47.93 seconds, breaking the U18 world record. Although he was disappointed in his first appearance at the senior international tournament, he showed his desire to compete in next year's world championships.

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On the final day of the U.S. Women's Golf Tour, Yuna Nishimura fought off the fierce pursuit of Akira Iwai and increased her score with eagles and other shots. She started the final day with a five-stroke lead over second place, and ended up winning outright with a score of 20 under. He was moved to tears by his first win in his fourth year, and was happy that his hard work and efforts had paid off.