"Korea? We can beat the 3rd tier without overseas players!" Proud Japan dispatches young 3rd tier in East Asian Championship J-League
"Korea? We can beat the 3rd tier without overseas players!" Proud Japan dispatches young 3rd tier in East Asian Championship J-League
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Japanese soccer is complacent and belittling South Korea.
The "2025 EAFF E-1 Soccer Championship" will be held in Korea on July 7. Korea collapsed after suffering a crushing 0-3 defeat by Japan in the third round of the 2022 tournament in Japan. Korea has lost four consecutive games.
Korea, led by Paulo Bento, got off to a 3-0 start against China and Hong Kong. However, Korea lost to Yuki Soma, Sho Sasaki and Shuto Machino in the second half of the match, and the team was completely defeated 0-3.
Ahead of the tournament, Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu said, "We will organize the team based on the domestic team, not the A match period."
The problem is the voices of Japanese fans. Recently, Korea has been losing consecutive games in the Korea-Japan match. Now Japan underestimates Korea.
Fans complained that convening overseas players is extravagant, "Even if Japan joins the third tier, Korea will win!" "Even if a player is called up from J2, not from J1, they will beat Korea." "J-League players are sufficient," and "J-League players are also highly qualified. Other countries will be afraid of Japan."
The situation is the same in Korea anyway. As overseas players cannot be convened for the July event, the Korean national team should be comprised primarily of K-League players. 바카라
However, it is regrettable that Japan appears to show an attitude that it can sufficiently beat Korea by forming a team centered on young players rather than veterans in the J-League. This means that Korea has become an easy target for Japan.
In past matches between Korea and Japan, Korea still has the upper hand with 42 wins, 23 draws, and 16 losses. However, Korea suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat in both recent away matches in Japan, hurting its pride.