Japan predicted XI vs. Sweden: Possible lineup for World Cup match

Japan are prepared to sanction an unchanged XI for their World Cup clash with Sweden astatine Dallas Stadium connected Friday morning.

Samurai Blue cognize that a constituent would beryllium capable to guarantee a top-two finish, however, bash not expect the Asian giants to instrumentality their ft disconnected the gas.

Becoming the archetypal Japanese subordinate to people successful back-to-back World Cup matches since 2002, Daichi Kamada is expected to commencement erstwhile again down an in-form striker.

Bagging a brace successful the 4-0 drubbing of Tunisia past clip out, Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda is the prima antheral astatine the apical of the transportation successful the lack of Kaoru Mitoma.

Also sitting successful the aesculapian country astatine the moment, Takefusa Kubo is recovering from a genu wounded sustained earlier successful the Group F campaign.

Positive quality connected the fittingness beforehand arrives successful the signifier of centre-back Takehiro Tomiyasu, who managed 79 minutes of the triumph implicit Tunisia astatine Monterrey Stadium.

Sometimes criticised for not being astatine the modular of his outfield compatriots, goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has enjoyed a awesome World Cup truthful acold and volition proceed successful betwixt the sticks.

Japan imaginable starting lineup: Suzuki; Tomiyasu, Itakura, Ito; Doan, Sano, Tanaka, Nakamura; Ito, Kamada, Ueda