Japanese media predicts the starting lineup for Japan vs Paraguay: Minamino Takumi, Don an Ritsu and Ito Junya will lead the attack

 11:50am, 10 October 2025
Tonight at 18:20, the Japanese team will face Paraguay at home in an international friendly match. The Japanese media "football-zone" predicted the Japanese team's starting lineup. Minamino Takumi, Don'an Ritsu, and Ito Junya will lead the offensive line.

The details are as follows (formation: 3-4-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Ayano Suzuki (Parma)

Three central defenders: Ayumi Seguru (Le Havre), Shogo Taniguchi (Saint-Truden), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord)

Wing-backs: Nakamura Keito (Reims), Junya Ito (Genk)

Double midfielders: Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), Kaishu Sano (Mainz)

Double forwards: Takumi Minamino (Monaco), Ritsu Donyasu (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Forwards: Kiryo Ueda (Feyenoord)