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| Coach Paulo Bento is being tested for Corona 19. (Provided by Korea Football Association) © News1 |
Coach Toshihide Saito of the Japanese national football team was confirmed to have a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). However, the’Korea-Japan War’ proceeds normally.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) said on the 24th, “We have received an official document related to the confirmation of Corona 19 from the coach of the Japanese national team.”
Korea and Japan will have a friendly match at 7:20 pm on the 25th at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.
Ahead of an important match, the atmosphere is upset due to the occurrence of confirmed cases in the staff, but the game is unfolded normally.
Japan soccer coach Moriyasu Hajime said at a non-face-to-face official press conference held on the 24th a day ahead of Korea and Japan, “There was a confirmed case before the match, but there was no agitation within the Japanese national team.” Said.
Manager Moriyasu said, “There was a confirmed case, but the Japan Football Association acted quickly according to the quarantine guidelines,” he said. “The players also trained normally. We will continue to follow the guidelines thoroughly.”
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| The Korean soccer team, led by coach Paulo Bento, is having dinner at a training ground in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on the afternoon of the 22nd, keeping a distance from Corona 19. (Provided by the Korea Football Association) 2021.3.23/News1 © |
The Japan Football Association decided to accommodate 10,000 spectators in a friendly match against Korea on the 25th. There are also voices of concern because the spread of Corona 19 in Japan is continuing.
Manager Moriyasu said, “A lot of people will be gathering in the big game, but we are working together to minimize the risk of infection. The Japan Football Association is also thoroughly guarding against quarantine from the preparation stage and during the current activities. (This game) He expressed confidence that he could be an example to other organizations.”
Meanwhile, the’Bentu’, which arrived in Japan on the 22nd, is also making every effort to quarantine, such as being tested for Corona 19 daily. All negative tests were conducted for two days on the 22nd and 23rd.
The national team is scheduled to enter Korea on the 26th after finishing the game on the 25th and enter a cohort quarantine for a week at the Paju NFC.