Defeat, Unforgivable Ace Outrage...If you don't score early, this is the result!
Jun 06, 2025
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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).
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. Kubo started the game on the bench that day. In the 19th minute of the second half, when the game was 0-0, he took the ground instead of Sano Kaishu (Mainz). Kubo tried to score by attempting a strong shot, but failed to achieve his goal.
According to Japanese media Nikkan Sports, Kubo had to make a decision after the game. If you scored, it might have been a draw. I feel very responsible" "I thought I wanted the opponent's goal to be opened by force. In the end, we only had one chance that was good enough."
He regrets not sliding because he believes he can hit the timing on the losing scene. I was overconfident about the speed of my feet. I think I need to watch the video again", he reflected.
Kubo played with No. 10 for the first time in the A national team. But he couldn't smile at the end. "I'm happy because it's a good player's jersey number," he said. "I don't think losing is forgivable either. If you don't score a goal early, you can get results like this one. I hope he wins at home and finishes well." Japan will play the final match against Indonesia at home on the 10th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
