2022 FIFA World Cup: Japan v Brazil Pre-World Cup Friendly: The Japan Football Association announced on Wednesday that Japan and Brazil will face each other in a friendly match in Qatar before the World Cup in Qatar on June 6.
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“We are delighted to be playing the number one ranked team Brazil as we begin our preparations for the World Cup this time around.“Japan coach Hajime Moriasasu said in a statement.
2022 FIFA World Cup: Brazil will prepare for the World Cup by playing a friendly against Japan on 6 June
“We want to build a team that looks at the top teams in the FIFA rankings from their point of view and not too much, but also time to respect them. I want to show this attitude in this match, “he said. Mariasu added.
Notably, Brazil has won the World Cup five times, most recently in 2002. They are the favorites to win the trophy this year, unbeaten in their qualifying campaign and set a new record for points in the singles South American group.
2022 FIFA World Cup: Brazil will prepare for the World Cup by playing a friendly against Japan on 6 June
The match at the National Stadium in Tokyo is one of four warm-up matches in the diary for the Japanese team, nicknamed Samurai Blue. They will face Paraguay in the northern city of Sapporo on June 2 and then play undeclared opponents in Kobe on June 10 and Osaka on June 14.
Meanwhile, Japan has been placed in a very tough group for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They have drawn with two former champions Germany and Spain and will complete the group to win the CONCACAF-AFC Play-offs round. On the other hand, Brazil will play against Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon.
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2022 FIFA World Cup: Brazil will prepare for the World Cup by playing a friendly against Japan on 6 June
