
サッカー日本代表の久保建英がブラジル戦で先制点を記録。ワールドカップでの負傷による無念を晴らすようなプレーを見せ、所属クラブでの出場機会不足という現状を打破するため、中央でのプレーを意識した結果が実を結んだ。
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久保建英はワールドカップ初戦で負傷し、大会期間中の復帰が叶わなかった。今季は所属クラブでの出場時間が限られている。
久保がW杯の悔しさをぶつけるように、ブラジル相手に先制点を決めた。前半、ピッチ中央付近から抜け出すと、スピードに乗って一気にゴール前へ。「小回りは僕の方が利くと思っていた」。細かいタッチから左足で近いサイドを打ち抜いた。
W杯は初戦で負傷。1次リーグの残り2戦は出場できず、ブラジル戦はベンチに入ったが、プレーできる状態にはなかった。懸命のリハビリもむなしく、再びW杯のピッチに立つことはかなわなかった。得点後、けがから復帰を目指すレアル・ソシエダードのチームメートに向けたメッセージを送った。「僕も気持ちが分かる。前を向いてもらえれば」。苦しみを知るからこその行動だった。
今季、所属先では十分な出場時間を得られていない。現状を変えようと、中央でボールを受ける意識を高めた。先制点はまさに磨いた形から生まれた。
10月に続き、4バックを採用した日本のトップ下でプレー。前を向いては、得点につながりそうなパスを狙い、ブラジルの守備陣を脅かした。(シンガポール時事)

The Japanese national soccer team played against Brazil in Singapore and won 3-2. Takefusa Kubo, Keito Nakamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored. Coach Hajime Moriyasu will retire after the match against Paraguay on the 17th.

Masters Koshien 2026 started at Hanshin Koshien Stadium, and Daichi Futahashi of Morioka University hit a home run off Shohei Otani. Morioka Otsuki defeated Miyakonojo 11-5. At the opening ceremony, Iwaki's three brothers took the oath as athletes.

On the 13th, the professional baseball giants began their fall training camp with new manager Hideki Matsui. Manager Matsui, who returned to the Giants for the first time in 24 years since his playing days, said, ``It was very fulfilling,'' and focused on identifying the characteristics of the young fielders. Approximately 68,000 people visited the event over the 12 days. The team finished 2nd in the regular season, missing out on advancing to the Japan Series, and was last in Japan in 2012. Captain Yukimichi Kishida spoke for the players' spirit, saying, ``We need to continue to be a strong Giants, not only next year, but years from now.''

Registration for runners for the Kobe Marathon 2026 will begin on the 13th at the Kobe International Exhibition Center and will continue until 7pm on the 14th. The tournament will start at 9 a.m. on the 15th, with 20,000 participants. The course has been changed to reduce elevation differences. The time limit is seven hours, and large-scale traffic restrictions will be implemented on surrounding roads.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani missed out on winning the MVP award for the fourth consecutive year and fifth time. Crow Armstrong of the Cubs won the MVP with a unanimous vote, and Ohtani had a batting average of .275, 30 home runs, and an OPS of 8.89, but his performance declined due to injuries since August. As a pitcher, he had 8 wins, 2 losses, and an ERA of 1.79.

Samurai Japan's Soyama hit the winning three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, just after the score was tied, leading his team to victory. Soyama, who showed success with two home runs and five RBIs on that day, vowed to make further strides as a candidate to become a regular shortstop.