🏏 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:20 JST
Japan
vs
Ghana
3-4-2-1 vs 5-4-1
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- Japan plan to take the field in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Ayase Ueda as the lone striker, deploying an attacking setup in which the dual number 10 pairing of Takumi Minamino and Takefusa Kubo show their creativity.
- Ghana's Antoine Semenyo, though young, is a player of real quality with abundant Premier League experience and the biggest threat to Japan's defence. His individual skill and finishing could sway the course of the match.
- In midfield, the pairing of Ao Tanaka and Kota Sano draws attention, with Ritsu Doan taking on the tactical role of turning a 3-against-3 numerical parity into a numerical advantage through movements cutting inside from the flank.
- Ghana form a compact defensive block in a defensive 5-4-1 system, with the pace of Kamaldeen Sulemana and Brandon Thomas-Asante on the counter-attack as their weapon.
- The centre-back pairing of Ko Watanabe and Shogo Taniguchi will be called upon to draw on their abundant national-team experience and maintain an organised defensive line against Ghana's attack in this important match.
- Making use of the nature of a friendly, manager Moriyasu plans to use young players such as Joel Fujita, Tomoya Ando and Sota Kitano in the second half, taking the opportunity to assess his squad with an eye on the future.
- Yuki Hayakawa's stability as a national-team goalkeeper, and his ability to cope with Ghana's organised attack, are essential to a Japan win. They aim for a victory with a clean sheet.