Japanese Football

🇩🇪⚡️ Shio Fukuda (21) scores off the bench for Karlsruher. The Gladbach loanee hadn’t featured for over a month, comes on in the 80th minute and gives Karlsruher the lead. His second goal for the club.

🇧🇪🔥 Genki Haraguchi and Ken Masui both on the scoresheet as Beerschot win 4-0. Masui also had a hand in the first, his shot saved but turned in by a teammate.

🇳🇱✨ Niko Takahashi (20) starts again as Almere City win tonight. 7 starts in the Dutch second tier · 5 wins · 1 draw · 1 loss Tonight's stats: 83% pass accuracy · 2 tackles · 7 interceptions · 8 recoveries · 3 clearances · 6/9 duels won

🇧🇪🎯 Ken Masui (24) converts from the spot to take his Beerschot tally to 2. Last week he won three penalties, this week he got to take one himself and made no mistake.

🇦🇹🟥 Anrie Chase sent off on his second Salzburg appearance. Returned to the first team after two matches with FC Liefering, and picked up two yellow cards on his comeback.

🇦🇹🔙 Sota Kitano (21) returns from injury as a 75th minute substitute for Red Bull Salzburg. His last appearance was February 22nd against LASK, where he scored. 5 Goals • 2 Assists • 16 Bundesliga Apps

🇳🇱 Ayase Ueda has yet to score against any of the Eredivisie's top seven this season. PSV · NEC · Ajax · Twente · AZ · Heerenveen · Ajax up next before the international break, the perfect chance to change that. 🇯🇵

🇪🇸✨ Taisei Miyashiro volleys in his third Las Palmas goal with acres of space. Three consecutive matches with a goal on Sunday? 👀

🇯🇵📈 Yuito Suzuki's Transfermarkt value has risen to €18 million. 6th most valuable Japanese player, level with fellow Bundesliga player Hiroki Ito. How much do you think he's actually worthy? 💶

🇯🇵 Japanese players in the Conference League quarter-finals: 🇩🇪 Sota Kawasaki & Kaishu Sano - Mainz 05 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Daichi Kamada - Crystal Palace 🇳🇱 Seiya Maikuma & Rion Ichihara - AZ Alkmaar Surely we see a Japanese Conference League winner this year?

🇯🇵🎉 Happy 43rd birthday to Eiji Kawashima! Japan’s number one at three consecutive World Cups from 2010 to 2018, and still starting every match for Jubilo Iwata this season. Legend.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scotland and England have announced their squads for their friendly against Japan. Let's hear your predictions for the matches 👇

🇯🇵🚨 Japan’s World Cup kits have now both been unveiled. How do you rate them compared to previous World Cup? 📸 @jfa_samuraiblue

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✨ Daichi Kamada (29) delivers the match-winning assist as Crystal Palace progress in the Conference League. His first assist since December, a fantastic low driven cross for Sarr to convert 🅰️

🇯🇵⚽ Five forwards selected by Moriyasu for Scotland and England, here's what they've done since the last international break: Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) 🇳🇱 • 1,282 mins · 10 goals · 1 assist Kento Shiogai (Wolfsburg) 🇩🇪 • 469 mins · 7 goals · 0 assists Koki Ogawa (NEC) 🇳🇱 • 646 mins · 4 goals · 2 assists Shuto Machino (Gladbach) 🇩🇪 • 569 mins · 2 goals · 0 assists Keisuke Goto (STVV) 🇧🇪 • 1,415 mins · 7 goals · 6 assists

🇯🇵 Japanese players in the Europa League quarter-finals: 🇩🇪 Yuito Suzuki - SC Freiburg Celta Vigo await. Last Samurai standing. ⚔️

🦅🌟 Daichi Kamada (29) with a strong display vs AEK Larnaca. - 1 Assist - 120 Mins - 114 Touches - 5 Chances Created - 14 Passes Into Final Third - 5 Recoveries - 100% Dribble Success Only his second assist of the season, both in the Conference League. Onto the quarter-finals.