Korean media: Japan, known as "the first candidate for the champion", is actually just "paper tiger"
Korean media "Korean Sports" said, before the Asian CupThe Japanese National Football Team has high expectations, such as "the number one candidate for winning the Asian Cup" and "gathers in the team".
Because they defeated the German team and the Turkish team in the warm-up match in front of the Asian Cup.There are European players, and the depth of the lineup is also great.
However, when we opened the lid, they found that they were a weak team and lost to Iraq in the group stage.The Iranian team met in the final final.
Japanese football only won the so -called "weak team" and lost to all the teams who are considered stronger.
In the 2023 Asian Cup quarter -finals against Iran, the Japanese team lost the ball in stoppage time, resulting in the teams reversal.
The Japanese team was eliminated in the quarter -finals.This is very different from the image of the number one popular team in the Asian Cup by major media before the game.
The high expectations of the fans before the start of the event are fully based.This is because from the warm-up match of the Asian Cup last June last year, they played a lot. They not only defeated the weak teams, but also won 4-1 and 4-2 in Germany and Turkey, shocking the world.
In addition, there are many players who have started the top European teams, such as Sanji (Brighton), Yuanjo Hang (Liverpool), Fuan Jianyang (Asen), Jiu Bao Jianying (Royal Society), most of which are European club players, and the 26ers lineup itself is very strong. Even if someone is injured, it will not cause any harm.
However, after entering the Asian Cup, they started in the first round of group stage unstable. They won only 4-2 to the Vietnamese team.2 defeat, failed to get the first group.In the end, he was promoted to the top 16 as the second place. Fortunately, he met the Balling team in the top 16, the South Korean team failed to do the first in Group E, and the Barin team won the first group.
You are welcome to say that the Balling team is not a strong Asian team.Although they unexpectedly won the first place in Group E, they won the first place because of the poor performance of the South Korean team.However, when they faced the "real opponent" Iran in the quarter -finals, they were reversed.Although the Iranian teams key player McCydi Trami did not appear because of a suspension, they lost.
In the end, the Japanese team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, defeating weak opponents Vietnam, Indonesia, and Barin, but lost to strong enemies Iraq and Iran.Japan is just a "weak team". It is strong and strong in encountering weakness.
