20,000 people are empty! Also, the audience pointed out that 30,000 people were empty as if they had completely forgotten the box office failure of the Korea-Japan match three years ago

Jul 16, 2025

20,000 people are empty! Also, the audience pointed out that 30,000 people were empty as if they had completely forgotten the box office failure of the Korea-Japan match three years ago
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. The Japanese cheering squad is engaged in a heated cheering campaign. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/



20,000 people are empty! Also, the audience pointed out that 30,000 people were empty as if they had completely forgotten the box office failure of the Korea-Japan match three years ago
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Japan won the championship with a 1-0 victory. At the awards ceremony, players are enjoying the joy of spraying water. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
Japan seems to have completely forgotten the record of the competition three years ago.

Japan's Soccer Digest Web reported on the 15th that the number of spectators between Korea and Japan was 18,418 on the 15th. 20,000 seats were empty, although it was significantly higher than the match against China, the report said.

Soccer Digest Web said 'Despite the match between Korea and Japan, the tournament, which is pointed out to have a small number of spectators, was held at Mir Stadium in Yongin, which can accommodate 37,000 people. The Japanese-Hong Kong game had 687 and the Japanese-Chinese game had 1,661. The war between Korea and Japan has increased significantly. Nevertheless, 20,000 vacancies were still noticeable.




20,000 people are empty! Also, the audience pointed out that 30,000 people were empty as if they had completely forgotten the box office failure of the Korea-Japan match three years ago
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. With South Korea losing 0-1, Japanese players are happy. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
The Japanese national team, led by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, won 0-1 against South Korea in the final match of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the 15th. Japan won all three games following a 6-1 victory over Hong Kong and a 2-0 victory over China in the first round.

Japanese media are paying attention to the success of the East Asian Cup, which will be held steadily in Korea. Even after the last match against China, Japan's Sponizia Nex 'The number of spectators against China was 1,661. Yongin Mir Stadium, where the match between Japan and China was held, is a stadium that can accommodate 37,000 people. However, there were 687 players in the match against Hong Kong. On some social media, the stands were surprisingly empty. If there is no overseas wave, no one will come, according to the report. Soccer Digest Web also showed a very noticeable vacancy, even if it increased by nearly 1,000 compared to 687 against Japan and Hong Kong. For reference, the number of spectators in the 2022 Japanese game was 4,980 against Hong Kong, 15,26 against China, and 14,117 against Korea.

20,000 people are empty! Also, the audience pointed out that 30,000 people were empty as if they had completely forgotten the box office failure of the Korea-Japan match three years ago
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. The Red Devils cheer for the players. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
However, considering the performance of the 2022 tournament, it is close to South Korea. At that time, some spectators came to Japan's game, which was interested in its own game at the East Asian Cup in Japan, but the performance of the game between other countries was disastrous. At Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, only 214 spectators visited the stadium. It was the worst crowd mobilization record in the history of the tournament.




The Korea-Japan war is not much different. At that time, 14,117 spectators came to the stadium at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Toyota Stadium had a capacity of about 44,000 people, with as many as 30,000 seats left vacant. In terms of ratios, it can be said that the success of the Korea-Japan match at the Japanese competition three years ago was even more sluggish. Considering various variables such as inability to compete in European leagues, weekday game schedules, and hot weather, it cannot be denied that it is a difficult environment, but it is also clear that the Korea-Japan performance complied with Japan's performance three years ago.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.