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Ura and Red couldn't respond to the fans' tears.
Urawa lost 0-4 in the third Group E match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup against Monte CF Monterrey (Mexico) at Rose Bowl Stadium in California on the 26th (Korea time). Urawa lost all the games in the group stage, failing to achieve any success.
Urawa was confirmed to be eliminated as he lost both of the previous two games like Ulsan HD, who played for Korea. The last 1-2 defeat against Inter Milan was fatal for Urawa. Urawa led by scoring the first goal against Inter Milan, one of the strongest teams in Europe, but his elimination from the group stage was confirmed in vain as he allowed an equalizer in the 33rd minute of the second half and an upset goal in the second half.
After the elimination was confirmed, the sight of Urawa fans shedding tears became quite a hot topic. ESPN said at the time, `Ura and fans were devastated after allowing Inter Milan to score the final goal in the last minute.`, shedding tears and Japanese fans with angry faces.
Urawa needed the beauty of the end in order to be of any help to the wounds he received from his fans. At least he had to avoid defeat. However, the level of the Club World Cup was difficult for Asian teams to survive.
Urawa was beaten well until the 30th minute of the first half, but was hit by a mid-range gun. Nelson Deosa's devastating mid-range shot in the 30th minute. The balance of the game collapsed. Urawa gave up an additional run to Hermann Wertherame four minutes later as the defense collapsed ridiculously.
Urawa also allowed a mid-range shot to Jesus Corona four minutes later, quickly dragging him to 0-3. It was fortunate that he did not score an additional point in the first half. Urawa managed to hold on in the second half as well. If it wasn't for the goalkeeper's good defense, he could have lost five or six goals. Urawa lost another point to Wertherame just before the end of the game and suffered a 0-4 disaster.
After the game, Takahiro Sekine "The Japanese J-League fights while maintaining the structure of the team, and everyone defends and everyone attacks. But not in that way, when individuals faced strong opponents, I felt that the difference in the culture of the league was usually revealed,' he said, adding that he felt the limitations of the Japanese team at the Club World Cup.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
