Ito nets first international goal for Japan

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20 June 2023, 23:15 yayınlandı

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VfB captain Wataru Endo was recently named skipper of the Japanese national team too. Having watched his country’s 6-0 win over El Salvador in the Kirin Cup last Thursday from the bench, along with VfB teammate Hiroki Ito, the 30-year-old finally got to lead out the Samurai Blue as captain against Peru on Tuesday. VfB’s Japanese duo then combined for the opening goal in the 22^nd minute, with Endo’s pass setting up Ito, who curled the ball into the corner from distance for his first international goal. The match ended in a deserved 4-1 win over the South Americans.

Croatia reached the final of the UEFA Nations League last Wednesday thanks to a 4-2 win over Netherlands in the semis. Zlatko Dalić’s side then narrowly lost to Spain 5-4 on penalties in Sunday night’s final. VfB left-back Borna Sosa was an unused substitute in both games.

In Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, Serhou Guirassy and Guinea went down 2-1 against Egypt despite the VfB striker opening the scoring. Guinea are still in a promising second place in Group D with six points, behind Egypt on 12. That was followed by a 4-1 defeat in a friendly versus Brazil, but Guirassy again got the goal for his team.