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The actions of Marius Heubraten, the captain of Japan's Urawa Reds, are controversial internationally.
Urawa lost 1-3 in the first round of Group E of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at Lumen Field in Seattle at 4 a.m. on the 18th (Korea time). Urawa's chances of advancing to the round of 16 have fallen significantly.
Marius' behavior before the start of the game was more focused than the defeat on the day. In all football games, players from both teams shake hands before the game begins. It is an act that promises fair play. Shake hands with the referees first and then shake hands with the opposing team players.
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Urawa players moved in the match between Urawa River. However, Marius' behavior was strange. I had no intention of shaking hands with the judges right next to me. Even the River players waiting in line next to the referee team walked forward completely ignoring them.
From the perspective of River players, it was not strange to misunderstand that Marius was ignoring them. In fact, some River players stared at Marius, who passed by. Marius's actions were inevitably more prominent because other Japanese players shook hands with both the referee and River players. Club World Cup broadcaster DAZN also highlighted Marius' actions, saying, `Ura and captain Marius passed without shaking hands with River players.
After the game, according to the Japanese Football Channel, he harshly criticized Marius' conduct in Argentine Tyc Sports. Tyc Sports has been heavily criticized for avoiding handshakes when entering officially. In addition, he made a critical mistake in Lieber's second goal under Marcelo Gallardo. This situation occurred when both teams entered the stadium. River players entered the field first and waited for the opposing team in accordance with the convention of the Club World Cup. As the Japanese players entered one after another, the Argentine players were waiting to shake hands. But Marius, from Norway, surprised everyone, and did not even reach out his hand,' he said angrily.
Marius also seemed to lose his concentration on the field. During River's second run, Marius attempted a back pass to the goalkeeper in a strange position. As expected, the pass was not properly passed, and Sebastian Dreussi was intercepted and scored easily.
The Japanese Soccer Digest was also 'too shocking about Marius' behavior. Argentine media were deeply angry at Marius' refusal to shake hands, reports said.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
