"I watched the Korea game" Japan's belated relief, 'early' round of 16 Korea-Japan match burden "I don't know football"
Even Japan felt overwhelmed by the 'early' Korea-Japan game. After watching South Korea's game, I could barely contain myself.
Hajime Moriyasu's Japan A soccer team had been on a roll since their strong win at the Qatar Asian Cup. Starting with the match against El Salvador in June last year, they had forgotten how to lose. The team boasted an "anti-Asian" squad, with 20 of its 26 final roster spots filled by Europeans.
The lid was lifted. Japan came back from a 1-2 deficit in their first Group D match against Vietnam to win 4-2. In the second game, they bowed to Iraq 1-2. They were dragged down by their opponents, unable to overturn the deficit. Japan's winning streak also came to an end at 11. Japan saved their pride by defeating Indonesia 3-1 in the final game. They entered the tournament in second place in Group D.
A twist. The second-place finisher in Pool D was drawn against the first-place finisher in Pool E. In Group E was South Korea, led by Jürgen Klinsmann. The final ranking was determined by the outcome of the third match between South Korea and Malaysia. There was talk of a "big match" between Korea and Japan in the round of 16. Klinsmann refused to rule it out.
It was a straw man argument. South Korea's pride was well and truly crushed in their final match against Malaysia. They couldn't hold on to a 1-0 lead and lost 1-2. At that point, South Korea's ranking dropped to third place. South Korea fought back to 3-2, but couldn't hold on to the lead. They conceded a late equalizer in stoppage time and the game ended 3-3. South Korea finished the tournament in second place. They will face Group F winner Saudi Arabia in the round of 16.
The possibility of an "early" matchup between South Korea and Japan has been erased. "As it turns out, it's a good thing we won't meet Korea in the round of 16," said a Japanese journalist who covered the match between Korea and Malaysia.
Japanese players are also relieved to have avoided a Korea-Japan matchup. As reported by Japanese soccer publication Soccer Digest, Junya Ito (Stade de Reims) said, "I watched the mode match. I felt that soccer is really unknowable until the end. I thought Korea would come up. I thought I would save (the play) for next time after watching the Korean game properly. Now that the other side (Bahrain) is up, I think we need to prepare well."
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Even Japan felt overwhelmed by the 'early' Korea-Japan game. After watching South Korea's game, I could barely contain myself.
Hajime Moriyasu's Japan A soccer team had been on a roll since their strong win at the Qatar Asian Cup. Starting with the match against El Salvador in June last year, they had forgotten how to lose. The team boasted an "anti-Asian" squad, with 20 of its 26 final roster spots filled by Europeans.
The lid was lifted. Japan came back from a 1-2 deficit in their first Group D match against Vietnam to win 4-2. In the second game, they bowed to Iraq 1-2. They were dragged down by their opponents, unable to overturn the deficit. Japan's winning streak also came to an end at 11. Japan saved their pride by defeating Indonesia 3-1 in the final game. They entered the tournament in second place in Group D.
A twist. The second-place finisher in Pool D was drawn against the first-place finisher in Pool E. In Group E was South Korea, led by Jürgen Klinsmann. The final ranking was determined by the outcome of the third match between South Korea and Malaysia. There was talk of a "big match" between Korea and Japan in the round of 16. Klinsmann refused to rule it out.
It was a straw man argument. South Korea's pride was well and truly crushed in their final match against Malaysia. They couldn't hold on to a 1-0 lead and lost 1-2. At that point, South Korea's ranking dropped to third place. South Korea fought back to 3-2, but couldn't hold on to the lead. They conceded a late equalizer in stoppage time and the game ended 3-3. South Korea finished the tournament in second place. They will face Group F winner Saudi Arabia in the round of 16.
The possibility of an "early" matchup between South Korea and Japan has been erased. "As it turns out, it's a good thing we won't meet Korea in the round of 16," said a Japanese journalist who covered the match between Korea and Malaysia.
Japanese players are also relieved to have avoided a Korea-Japan matchup. As reported by Japanese soccer publication Soccer Digest, Junya Ito (Stade de Reims) said, "I watched the mode match. I felt that soccer is really unknowable until the end. I thought Korea would come up. I thought I would save (the play) for next time after watching the Korean game properly. Now that the other side (Bahrain) is up, I think we need to prepare well."
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