Japan also had a warm-up match with Mexico in September, and Hong Myung-boho Moriyasu Japan comparison stage?
May 14, 2025
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The Japanese Football Association announced on the 14th that the Japanese national team, led by coach Hajime Moriyasu, will hold an away warm-up match against the United States and Mexico. Japan will play Mexico at the Oakland-Alameda Country Coliseum in Oakland, California on the 7th (Korea time), and then face the United States at Lower Dotcom Field in Columbus, Ohio on the 10th.
Japan is the first country to confirm its advance to the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup finals. Through this away trip to the U.S., it is expected to focus on gaining experience in adapting and practicing in the region ahead of the finals. "I would like to thank Moriyasu for being able to play against the best opponent in the environment ahead of the main election."It's a great opportunity to get to know our team's present situation. I want to win and raise my goal even more"I vowed.
Hong Myung-bo also announced plans for an away warm-up match against the U.S. and Mexico in September. The Korea Football Association announced that it will play its first game against the United States at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey on September 7 and its second game against Mexico on September 9. It is the first time in two years that the national team will play in an overseas warm-up match since the Wales-Saudi Arabia match in England in September 2023. It is the first time in 11 years that the U.S. has faced the U.S. since the LA warm-up match in February 2014, and Mexico will meet five years after the warm-up match in Austria in November 2020.
As South Korea and Japan play warm-up matches in the U.S. with the same opponent side by side, comparisons are expected to take place naturally. The U.S. ranks 16th in the FIFA world rankings and 17th in Mexico. Korea is 23rd and Japan is 15th. In previous records, South Korea is ahead of the U.S. with five wins, three draws and three losses, while Mexico is inferior to Mexico with four wins, two draws and eight losses. Japan is also inferior to Mexico with one win and four losses, but is ahead of the United States with two wins and one loss.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
