On the evening of September 5, in the 18-team Asian Qualifiers for the World Cup, the Japanese team will face China at home. Before the game, Japanese media provided a predicted starting lineup for the Japanese team, including Kaoru Mitoma, Wataru Endo, and others.
The Japanese media believes that Hajime Moriyasu will deploy a 4-1-4-1 formation focusing on attack in this match. The specific predicted lineup is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Eiji Kawashima
Defenders: Yosuke Sugawara, Ko Itakura, Shogo Taniguchi, Kota Mizunoma
Midfielders: Junya Ito, Takumi Minamino, Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Kaoru Mitoma
Forward: Daichi Kamada
Note: There seems to be a discrepancy between the players’ names in the instruction and those in the content provided. I have translated based on the names given in the content. Please verify if the player names should be different.