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China seems to be envious of Japan.
The Japanese national soccer team, led by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, lost 0-1 to Australia in Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Optus Stadium in Buswood, Australia on the 5th. At the end of the second half, Aziz Behich lost a point and bowed his head. With this defeat, Japan took the loss for the first time in 13 games since the match against Iran (1-2 loss) on February 3, 2024. It was also the first defeat in 16 years against Australia since 17 June 2009 (1–2 losses).
Soccer Digest, a Japanese soccer media outlet, said 'Japan lost to Australia. Japan, which has confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals, is playing with new faces, including members of the Paris Olympics. The Chinese media reported that Japan once again proved itself as the strongest in Asia despite its defeat. Japan has confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals in North Korea and the U.S. as the world's No. 1 except for the host country. Japan selected a large number of new faces ahead of the A-match in June. Seven promising players, including Sato Ryunosuke (Paziano Okayama), who was born in 2006, were selected as the A representative for the first time.
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According to the media, a report by Chinese media outlet Zvova was cited. Zboba said 'Japan gave rest to the main pillars such as Takefusa Kubo and Wataru Endo. The selection was made up of players who did not have much experience. Still, in the first 10 minutes of the game, he poured out 84% of the ball possession rate and 91% of the pass success rate. According to the media, Chinese fans say 'Japan is in the second division, right? But what's this power?', The responses such as 'Is this member also capable of a high degree of functioning?' and 'I'm envious' were shown.
The Chinese national soccer team, led by head coach Branko Ivankovic, is playing the ninth game against Indonesia in an away match in Indonesia. It closed the first half behind 0-1.
It's a cliffhanger. China has only won and lost two games (6 points) in the previous eight games. remain at the bottom of the group. Arithmetically, there is hope. From the North Korea-China World Cup, the number of countries that advance to the finals will increase from 32 to 48. In Asia, 8.5 tickets were also allocated, up from 4.5 to 4. In the third qualifying round, 18 teams will be divided into three groups of six teams for a home-and-away 'Full League'. A total of six teams, ranked first and second in each group, will win tickets to the World Cup finals. The six teams ranked third and fourth in the group will be divided into two groups of three countries and play the fourth round of qualifying with the characteristics of a consolation match. The top two teams in each group will advance to the finals. The winner of the second place team goes through the intercontinental playoffs. China is competing with fourth-place Indonesia (nine points) and fifth-place Bahrain (six points).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
