Japan-Ghana: probable lineups of the friendly

Japan and Ghana take the field Friday at 11:20 a.m. (Italian time) in Toyota City for a prestigious friendly between two selections already qualified for the upcoming 2026 World Cup scheduled in North America. The Japanese are coming off an important success against Carlo Ancelotti&#8217s Brazil and are favored against the Africans.

Both formations will experiment a lot and it promises to be a spectacular match: Ueda will be Japan&#8217s striker, with Doan and Minamino in support.

Ayew is the center forward for Ghana, which deploys Annan, Kudus and Semenyo in the three-quarter. In the median, Partey is paired with Sibo.

Japan-Ghana, the likely lineups
JAPAN (3-4-2-1): Osako; Taniguchi, Watanabe, Suzuki; Kubo, Sano, Kamada, Nakamura; Doan, Minamino; Ueda.
GHANA (4-2-3-1): Asare; Seidu, Djiku, Salisu, Adjetev; Partey, Sibo; Annan, Kudus, Semenyo; Ayew.