Hideki Kuriyama.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The 5th World Baseball Classic will start in March. The Japanese team manager Hideki Kuriyama officially announced the list of 30 players yesterday. The Korean media is very concerned that Hideki Kuriyama did not mention "" at the press conference once. South Korea" word.

The Korean media "Chosun Ilbo" quoted Japanese media reports that the Japanese team manager Hideki Kuriyama briefly stated the goal of the game: "No. 1 in the world, that's all."

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As for the key battle, Kuriyama Hideki said: "Everything is very important. Assuming we can play from the first game to the end, there will be 7 games. There are not many games, so all games are very important. I will cherish every goal. , and go all out to fight to the end.”

Hideki Kuriyama did not specifically name "South Korea". The report was very concerned and said: "Judging from the content of Hideki Kuriyama's interview, South Korea was not mentioned even once. South Korea takes it seriously."

Japan is in Group B with South Korea in the group stage. There will be a "feud showdown" at that time. The opponents in the same group are Australia, China, and the Czech Republic. The top two will advance to the quarter-finals.

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