[Nippon-Ham] Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo makes an unusual appearance in a national soccer team uniform, wearing the popular white away kit.

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Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo watches practice wearing the uniform of the Japanese national soccer team (Photo by Masahiko Ikeuchi)

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Nippon-Ham manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo (54) appeared wearing the Japan national soccer team's white away uniform during pre-match practice for the Chunichi match. number had the same '1' as himself, and 'SHINJHO' was engraved on his back. Wearing a white knit cap and a black mask, he checked practice near the second base position. After about 20 minutes of monitoring the players' movements, they retreated behind the bench.

The Japanese national football team will play their first World Cup match against the Netherlands at 5:00 AM on the 15th.

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[Nippon-Ham] Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo makes an unusual appearance in a national soccer team uniform, wearing the popular white away kit.