According to official Japan Football Association news, Japan U19, the sparring squad for Japan's World Cup preparations, played a warm-up match against USA U19 in the United States.

In the end, Japan U19 lost 2-5 to USA U19. The goal scorers for Japan were Makoto Himeno (JEF United Chiba) and Keito Kanda (Eintracht Frankfurt).

The entire Japan U19 squad traveled approximately 5 hours from the Japanese senior team's base to Nashville to reach the U.S. Soccer National Training Center for this match.

The match was played in four periods, with each period lasting 30 minutes. Japan U19 ultimately lost 2-5 to USA U19.

This Japan U19 squad is not the same team competing in the Toulon Tournament; the Toulon Tournament squad is more akin to a B team.

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