Football: Japan to play friendly against Uruguay on Sept. 24

The Japan Football Association announced Wednesday that the men's national team will play Uruguay at Q&A Stadium Miyagi on Sept. 24.The international friendly in Rifu, in northeastern Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, will be the Samurai Blue's first match since their round-of-32 exit against Brazil at the 2026 World Cup in North America.Japan, ranked No. 17 in the world as of July 20, have won two, drawn three, and lost four of their past matches against current No. 20 Uruguay, who were eliminated in the World Cup group stage.Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said the Samurai Blue would "move forward…READ FULL ARTICLE