After completing training on June 23rd local time, Japanese international Keisuke Goto was interviewed by Gekisaka.

On offering water to starters from the bench

"If I were in their position, I would hope someone would do the same for me."

On Nagatomo mentioning this during a team meeting

"I'm truly grateful that someone noticed. Nagatomo always leads the way in keeping the bench motivated, constantly rallying us to win together. It's thanks to the attention and guidance from senior players like him that our team atmosphere becomes increasingly united."

On his experience in the Belgian Pro League

"At Sint-Truidense, the team's demands for pressing were extremely high, and that experience is proving invaluable to the national team now."

"Many of the opponents we faced in the Belgian Pro League championship group were strong enough to compete in the Champions League, and the intensity of those matches was peak level. Those ten tough games forced me to continuously improve, and that development is now showing in the FIFA World Cup."

On his pressing in the front field

"It's my characteristic, and the coach recognizes it highly. I want to demonstrate this pressing performance not just against Tunisia, but in every match. Maintaining high-intensity pressing throughout the game creates serious problems for opponents, and that's what I'm committed to doing."

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