2023-11-20 10:00:08
The Japanese adult soccer team defeated Myanmar 5-0 in the first group match of the North, Central and American World Cup Asian qualifiers on the 16th, recording their 7th consecutive win in international matches. During the winning streak, Japan scored 29 goals (average of 4.1 goals per game) and allowed only 5 goals (0.7 goals). European powerhouses such as Germany and Turkiye also became sacrifices to Japan.
Then, the younger brothers are also gaining strength. The Japan U-22 (under 22) national team defeated the Argentina U-22 national team, led by former star coach Javier Mascherano (39), 5 to 2 in a friendly match held in Shizuoka, Japan on the 18th.
Japan scored 4 goals in the 22nd minute of the second half when they were behind 1-2, completing a major victory. Yuito Suzuki (22, Bronnby) led the way to victory with multiple goals, and Sato Gein (22, Werder Bremen), Matsumura Yuta (22, Kashima), and Fukuda Shio (19, Mönchengladbach) scored one goal each.
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The Japanese national team, led by coach Go Oiwa (51), is made up of players born in 2001 or younger, targeting next year’s Paris Olympics.
This is the same team that lost 1-2 to the Korean national team led by coach Hwang Seon-hong (55) in the finals of the Hangzhou Asian Games last month. At the time, Korea formed a team with players under the age of 24 according to competition regulations, but Japan only competed with players under the age of 22 without a wild card (over 25) to maintain continuity leading up to the Paris Olympics, gaining practical experience.
Japan’s U-17 national team also advanced to the round of 16 of the World Cup. Japan, who defeated Senegal 2-0 on the 17th, ranked 3rd in Group D (2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points) and advanced to the round of 16 of the Indonesia U-17 World Cup, where they will compete with Spain to advance to the quarterfinals on the 20th.
On the other hand, the Korean national team, led by coach Byun Seong-hwan (44), lost 1-2 to Burkina Faso on the 18th and finished at the bottom of Group E (3 losses). Korea, which fell 1-3 to the United States and 0-1 to France in the first and second games, sought its first win once morest Burkina Faso, which had two losses, but was defeated by Abubakar Kamara in the 41st minute of the second half when the score was 1-1. The winning goal was allowed.
Byeon Seong-Hwan-ho, who advocated attacking soccer with his brilliant individual skills, revealed loopholes in his defense in every game. It has been 33 years since the 1990 Italy World Cup that Korean soccer lost all three matches in the group stage of the World Cup stage, including adult, U-20, and U-17 matches.
Kim Myung-jun, who scored two goals in the U17 World Cup (provided by the Korea Football Association)
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