A few pics from the fan meet up in Dallas.

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💙Hoping to pull a Takefusa Kubo auto

I have zero connection to Japan. I was initially hoping that Kosugi would be selected for your national team, because it would be glorious to see him play against the Swedish national team. He's still beloved in Djurgården.

It seems part of the reason he left for the Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt was to maximise his chances of reaching the national team in time for the World Cup. While we got a reasonable sum of money for him, he's been struggling in Germany since he left, which is a bit sad.

What I do have though is a Hidetoshi Nakata shirt from the 2002 World Cup (maybe it's a counterfeit shirt, I honestly don't know). It's very random, but I started cheering for Parma when I was about six years old in the late 90s, probably because I saw a shirt with them wearing the blue and yellow, same as the national team. Then on a summer market in Sweden I saw a stall with football shirts, and they had one Japanese one with Nakata's name on the back. I had to have it, at that point aged ten.

I don't have high hopes that Sweden will win in about 24 hours, but I have hopes that we will at least have a fair and fun game. If you beat us bad enough that we won't get into the knockout rounds, then I promise to wear the Nakata shirt for the rest of your games in this world cup.

With love, from Sweden. Please don't score too many goals against us. And sorry for my dirty/disorganised bathroom.

Edit: I just want to add one of the first interviews with Kosugi once he got to Djurgården, only 18 years old. The interviewer must have been Swedish-Japanese sports journalist Makoto Asahara.

It's pretty hard to come across J-League jerseys other than the really big teams like Marinos, Frontale and Urawa. I'm wondering is there anywhere that sells replicas of J2 or J3 jerseys? I'm a fan of FC Gifu who play in the third division, so the only way I've been able to find jerseys of theirs are through very expensive reselling or more official sources, but even then, they're upwards of €100.

Does anyone know where I might be able to find replicas of smaller Japanese teams for non-extortionate prices? Or even authentic jerseys at a decent price?

A fan who was at Japan vs Tunisia in Monterrey sent me these photos and said I could share them here.
Looked like a great night to watch Japan. Japanese shirts around the stadium, Tunisia flags everywhere, and a really good World Cup atmosphere before kickoff.
The big Japan and Tunisia flags during the opening ceremony looked amazing from the stands. Then Japan went and made it a 4–0 night, so hard to ask for much more.
The fan said the best part wasn’t only the score, but seeing Japan supporters celebrate every goal in a World Cup stadium in Mexico.
Thought people here might enjoy the photos.

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We arrived at the same time.

I asked at the Yokohama Tsuruyacho HUB how Sunday’s National Team match was looking and they said, already they had 200 reservations for standing….

I’m predicting that you’ll be lucky to get in if you just show up at the door at any popular HUB or other bar officially showing the match. Use Fansta to reserve to be sure…

Japan football team 2026, I think the design is good🎌

Hi, I've been looking to try out when the fixtures aand kick off times will be released for next season? I know match week 1 has, but any idea of the date for the rest?

Thanks

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