Official Press Conference
Coach Ishii
"I am genuinely happy and excited to be on such a wonderful stage as the FIFA Club World Cup final. Although we are participating as the host nation's representative rather than the Asian champions this time, playing against representative teams from various continents has been a good experience. I believe we are playing a match of great value for this club, Japan, and Asia. I am pleased to have reached this final, and I think the level of Japanese and Asian football is getting closer to that of Europe and South America. The people of Japan and Asia are also paying attention and will support us. We have received messages of support, so we want to fight hard in the final to meet those expectations."
Player Shibasaki
"As the first Japanese and Asian club to reach the final, I am very excited and eager to play the match as soon as possible. Japanese football is still not at a high level globally. We need to raise our level over many years, even decades. This stage is special, but we eat the same things, and I haven't done any special training. We want to focus on ourselves and play our usual game. Most of our players are Japanese, but we want to show 'this is the football of Japan, the Antlers club.' I think we have been able to continue this from the opening match, so we want to play with an unwavering style in the final."
Coach Zinedine Zidane
"This trophy is important for us. That's why we came to Japan. I think it will be a very tough match, but we want to play good football. I believe our opponents will make it difficult for us, but we are fully prepared. Thursday's match (semifinal) was not a very good game. We had problems with the long journey, training, and weren't prepared for the pitch conditions. But now we are fine. We are fully prepared. I have watched many of their matches. They are an organized team that runs very well. I think tomorrow will be a similar development to our previous matches. The Japanese people have welcomed us very well, but once the match starts, we will only focus on the game. We want to show our best play, good football. We came here to win."
Player Sergio Ramos
"If there's a chance to win a title, you always want to seize it. We start from scratch every year, and now that a title is in front of us, we want to win it. We want to win the title and wear it proudly. We have come a long way to this tournament, and we definitely want to achieve victory. This title is very important. We have respect for our opponents. Since we are playing against Japan's strongest team, we want to play our game and win. We want to win the title."