World's No. 1 WC confirmed → Ace Takefusa Kubo mentions Ballon d'Or, depending on the results of the North-China U.S. World Cup...
Jun 04, 2025
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Japanese soccer media Soccer Digest mentioned the Ballon d'Or on the 4th. The Ballon d'Or is an award given to the best player in the world. The quality of the team or the performance in a large competition tends to be important. Gubo said there should be a player who is nominated in the 30 Ballon d'Or.
Gubo said "Luka Modric (Real Madrid) won the Ballon d'Or as a Croatian player. Some players may be listed in Japan depending on the results of the World Cup next year. I've always said it's the club that pays the salary. However, this tournament, which takes place once every four years, can be reversed. I personally think that I want to look forward to that as well." Japan used to be Hidetoshi Nakata, Junichi Inamoto, and Nakamura??Ske and others were nominated for the Ballon d'Or, but they did not get a single vote. However, since the Ballon d'Or candidates were reorganized from 50 to 30 in 2008, they have rarely been nominated.
Kubo, who was born on June 4, 2001, has been at the center of recent transfer rumors. It is said to be attracting attention from Bayern Munich (Germany) and Liverpool (England). He is currently joining the Japanese national team and preparing for an A-match in June.
The Japanese national soccer team, led by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, will play Australia (June 5th, away) and Indonesia (10th, home) in Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. Japan won the ticket to the World Cup finals early on. He was the fastest to advance to the finals in the world, running unbeaten (6 wins and 2 draws) in Games 1 to 8.
Japan was overwhelmed in this series. Last year, they beat China (7-0), Bahrain (5-0), Saudi Arabia (2-0), Australia (1-1 draw), Indonesia (4-0 win) and China (3-1 win) in a row. He also beat Bahrain 2-0 in the first A match of 2025. It was followed by a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia. He scored 24 points and allowed two runs in eight games.
The ninth opponent is Australia. According to the Japan Football Association, Japan has been undefeated by Australia since a 1-2 defeat on June 17, 2009.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
