Background to Wataru Endo's departure: Coach Hajime Moriyasu explains, ``It's difficult to play at 100%.'' Sports 13/06/2026 livedoor ニュース 👁 21 ❤️ 👎 🔖 Save Share: ⚡ Quick Summary Read article 📖 Article source — 🇯🇵 Japanese 🗞️ 3 sources covered this story ⚽ Words uttered by new captain Hiroshi Itakura at player meeting; Coach Moriyasu gives press conference 朝日新聞 ⚽ Director Moriyasu makes unusual apology for Endo's departure Yahoo! ニュース ⚽ [Commentary in human language] World Cup opening: What are the tactics of the “strongest of all time” and Coach Moriyasu’s “master”? 朝日新聞 📰 Related Articles ⚽ Seiya makes an emergency substitution and holds the back of his right knee. Yahoo! ニュース ⚽ Japan's first World Cup match in Dallas, soccer fans excited, disappointed by soaring ticket prices 朝日新聞 ⚽ Mexican industry association president fired due to 'discrimination' at soccer World Cup in North and Central America livedoor ニュース ⚽ Curling Japan Championship Men's SC Karuizawa Club wins consecutive victory NHK ⚽ Seiya Suzuki was substituted as an emergency substitute due to injury in defense Yahoo! ニュース ⚽ Scotland wins Soccer World Cup; Haiti fails to win for the first time NHK ← Back