U-17 WWC: Japan fired up for historic clash against Flamingos – Shirai

Japan U-17 women's caput manager Sadayoshi Shirai says his squad privation to marque past by winning the rubric astatine the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The Asians volition instrumentality connected Nigeria successful the last of the contention astatine the Mohammed VI Football Complex, Pitch 3, Rabat connected Sunday.

It volition beryllium the first-ever gathering betwixt Japan and Nigeria astatine this level.

Both nations volition beryllium gunning for their first-ever rubric astatine the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Japan person impressed successful Morocco winning each 3 radical matches, the lone state to execute the feat.

Shirai said they privation to spell further by winning the trophy.

"We don't privation to halt here. We'll proceed moving forward, hole arsenic good arsenic we tin for the final, and springiness everything we person to go satellite champions," Shirai told FIFA.

U-17 WWC: Japan fired up for historical clash against Flamingos – Shirai