by Luca Ranocchiari - Futsalplanet.com editor

A win over Guatemala and two defeat were the balance of the first ever Japanese participation in the Women Futsal World Tournament held in Spain during the past year. That's the reason why Masaaki Arihara and his girls will aim for something more in the brazilian edition of the prestigious challenge. The debut will come today against Portugal, then the only asian representative will try to overcome Russia and Argentina. Below have a look at the official roster announced by head coach Arihara.


Japanese Women National Team - Players List

Goalkeepers
Sakae Honda (Aventura Kawaguchi)
Tomomi Mori (Fun Futsal Club Ladies)
Miyuki Yamashita (Amaralo Mine FC)

Field players
Naomi Eguchi (SWH Ladies)
Mieko Oosawa (Estrela Novo Saitama)
Emi Nakano (Arco-iris)
Misato Ino (Acro-iris)
Kana Watanabe (Caufringa Boys Higashikurume)
Eri Wakabayashi (Arco-iris)
Akiko Mase (Ceupaleta)
Natsumi Koide (Fun Futsal Club Ladies)
Shiori Nakajima (Atletico Madrid Navalcarnero - SPAIN)
Mutsumi Sakata (SWH Ladies)
Minae Aoyama (Golrira Shizuoka)
Kaede Sato (Hoyo Sukarabu FC)

Head Coach: Masaaki Arihara


Courtesy: -> Futsal Planet