Recently, Japan FA President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino to exchange opinions on the development of Japanese football.
In recent years, the Japanese national team has been steadily increasing its presence in world football. The senior national team defeated Germany and Spain in the World Cup group stage to reach the knockout rounds, while the Olympic team and the women’s national team also reached the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics. Against this backdrop, Infantino asked Miyamoto about the current issues facing Japanese football and areas that need improvement.
Miyamoto responded: “We need to increase the number of registered players. I mentioned when and how we should increase the number of registered players. I told FIFA that we want to host the Women’s World Cup in 2031, while increasing the number of registered players. Of course, we have competitors, but Infantino expressed his willingness to support us in achieving this goal. This was the main topic of our conversation.”
“FIFA will certainly support us. Currently, we have many players playing in clubs across Europe. Our budget is limited, but thanks to the FIFA Forward program, we are able to afford the costs associated with playing abroad. This will bring us more talented players, and we may be able to compete against strong teams in the World Cup and achieve good results. We have a bright future.”
Miyamoto, 47, was officially elected as the President of the Japan FA in March this year. Upon taking office, he immediately promoted the overseas transfer plan for Japanese players and set a goal of winning the World Cup in 2050.
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