[Original] Coach Moriyasu gives up on December warm-up match; coaching this month is his last - Japan National Soccer Team

It was revealed on the 13th that the Japan Football Association has given up on holding the Japan national team's warm-up match scheduled for December 30th at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka. This month's trip to Singapore, where they will play against Brazil and Paraguay, will be the last activity for coach Hajime Moriyasu, who will retire at the end of the year.

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According to sources, it has been difficult to find an opponent due to the postponement of the Asia Cup, which was scheduled to begin in January next year. With the European group unable to convene, they sought to form a domestic group, but the fact that the Emperor's Cup All-Japan Championship was being held at the same time and the J1 clubs that were eliminated were said to be going into a rest period due to the suspension of league matches were also factors.

Coach Moriyasu was appointed as the Japan national team coach in the summer of 2018. After this summer's World Cup, he extended his contract until after the Asian Cup, but the deal ended prematurely.