The Japanese national soccer team will play its third Group D match against Indonesia in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup group stage at Altumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 24th (Korea time).

Ahead of the game, the starting lineup was made public. Japan activated some rotation based on the 4-2-3-1 formation, and made up the starting lineup by mixing key players and candidates.

Ayase Ueda will stand at the forefront of the team. Ueda started the first group match against Vietnam and scored a goal. Asano Takuma (Bohum) was not showing satisfactory performance in the second group match, coach Moriyasu Hajime seems to have started Ueda again.

Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Ritz Doan (Freiburg), and Keito Nakamura (Star de Reims) will support the team in the second line. Kubo was sluggish in the second round with 21 turnovers, but Moriyasu seems to trust Kubo once again. Doan and Nakamura were also in charge of helping the front line in important matches.

National team captain Endo Wataru of Japan and Leo Hatate of Celtic will be in charge of the midfield. As Endo played in both the first and second rounds, he was expected to take a break if Japan started the rotation, but he defied expectations and put his name on the starting list. Hatate has been selected as Endo's partner.

Goki Machida (Winion Saint-Zylouaz), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arnsall), Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield), and Seiya Maikuma (Cerezo Osaka) will make up the defense line. Arsenal's defender Tomiyasu improved as a substitute in the match against Iraq and started as a starter. It is also noteworthy that the defenders responsible for the first and second games were absent and the defense line changed.

Suzuki Zaion (Sintrauiden) will defend the goal. Suzuki provided an excuse for losing points in the first and second matches, but Moriyasu still believes in Suzuki. If Suzuki wants to reverse his assessment of himself, he should show good performance in the upcoming match.

Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco), Takumi Asano (Bohum), and Junya Ito (Stad de Reims), who played well in the first round, are on standby in the bench. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is still injured.

Against this, Indonesia chose a 3-4-3 formation. Eggy Vikri and Marcelino Ferdinand lead the attack with Raphael Strawick at the center. Jakob Sayuri and Pratama Arhan were placed on the side, and Ivar Jenner and Justin Hoobner were placed in the midfield. Sandy Walsh, Jordi Amat, and Rizki Lambdaani are in charge of the rear. The goalkeeper's gloves are worn by Hernando Ary.

The second place in Group D is at stake. Currently, Japan and Indonesia both have three points, and Japan is ranking second in the group ahead of Indonesia in goal difference. If Japan loses to Indonesia in this match, Japan will be ranked third in the group, and Indonesia will be ranked second in the group. In the Asian Cup, the winning rule is applied when ranking is determined after points, so even if Iraq loses in the third round, Japan and Indonesia cannot rise to the top in the group.

Of course, even if the team ranks third in the group, it will be able to advance to the round of 16 teams, but Japan and Indonesia are aiming to rank second in the group. Both teams intend to leave no room for elimination from the group stage.

The upcoming match is drawing keen attention in Korea as well. First of all, it will be a match between Korea's perennial rival, Japan, and the two teams may meet in the round of 16 depending on their performance in the group qualifying round. If Japan finishes the group qualifying round with second place in Group D and Korea with first place in Group E, Korea and Japan will face off in the round of 16. If Korea ranks second in Group E, its opponent in the round of 16 will be Saudi Arabia, not Japan.

In addition, Indonesia is led by Korean soccer legend Shin Tae-yong. Indonesia lost to Iraq in the first round, but won the second round against Hong Kong to save its hope of advancing to the round of 16 in the group's second place. Korean fans are also paying attention to whether Shin will be able to display the "Shin Tae-yong Magic" once again.

Of course, this game is also the biggest concern in Japan. This is because it could rank third in the group. As Japan suffered a shock defeat of 1-2 to Iraq earlier, we cannot afford to let our guard down against Indonesia as well.

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