The time is almost upon us for the China vs Japan WC Qualifiers - Asia clash which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the teams are now available.
Here is the starting eleven for China which has been officially confirmed as:
China
Dalei, W
Shangyuan, W
Shihao, W
Cao, Y
Jiang, S
Zhu, C
Hu, H
Xu, H
Lin, L
Xie, W
Yang, Z
The starting line-up for Japan has also been confirmed as follows:
Japan
Zion Suzuki #31
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 93kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Ayumu Seko #15
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Ko Itakura #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Yokohama, Japan
Koki Machida #28
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Ibaraki, Japan
Wataru Endō #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Totsuka-ku, Japan
Ao Tanaka #17
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Keito Nakamura #17
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Takumi Minamino #10
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Izumisano, Japan
Takefusa Kubo #11
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Junya Ito #14
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Yokosuka, Japan
Koki Ogawa #18
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
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