Overview
- Reports from domestic media and the Japan Football Association indicate Moriyasu is expected to remain as head coach following Japan’s round-of-32 loss to Brazil, with those signals reported on Thursday.
- JFA president Tsuneyasu Miyamoto has told local outlets the federation wants Moriyasu to stay and some reports say the offer would be a one-year extension that covers the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia.
- Moriyasu has not accepted any new deal yet and told reporters he will rest and review the tournament before making a decision.
- Former Japan star Keisuke Honda publicly offered himself as a one-year alternative on social media and Japan Under-21 coach Koji Oiwata has been named in reports as a potential longer-term successor.
- Japan has reached consecutive World Cup knockouts under Moriyasu but is still seeking its first-ever win in a World Cup knockout match and will enter the Asian Cup in Group F with Indonesia, Qatar and Thailand.