Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during an interview with AFP at JFA headquarters in Tokyo
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto wants to ignite women’s football in Japan
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during an interview with AFP at JFA headquarters in Tokyo
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto during an interview with AFP at JFA headquarters in Tokyo
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto wants to ignite women’s football in Japan
Japan wants to host the Women’s World Cup in 2031 to ignite the domestic game and cut the gap on Europe and North America, the country’s football chief told AFP.
In 2011 Japan won the competition but they have since been overtaken, with women’s football booming in Europe in recent years.
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