History that should never exist If we lose the match between Korea and Japan, we will lose for the first time in history against Japan for three consecutive years, and Japan is already certain to win

Jul 15, 2025

The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is preparing for the game. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/

A reason to win the match between Korea and Japan has been added.

The South Korean national football team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the third game of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) against Japan at Mir Stadium in Yongin at 7:24 p.m. on the 15th. South Korea, which is lagging behind Japan in goal difference, must win to win the East Asian Cup at home.

It is also a match between Korea and Japan, which is drawing tremendous attention from Japan. This is because the pride of Korea and Japan, the K-League and the J-League is at stake. It is a game that is expected to be a tight match, but Japan is already expecting to win.

On the 15th, Japan's Sports Hochi said, `Both Japan and Korea are winning two consecutive games, and Japan is leading in the difference between gains and losses, so a draw will confirm the second consecutive victory in the tournament. However, Japan's goal is to win the first three games of all time, and Japan wants to win against South Korea.

This is the 79th face-off between Korea and Japan, and Japan is currently winning two consecutive games. If Japan wins three games in a row, it will be the first time in history that Japan has won three games in a row for the first time in history. South Korea lost 0-3 in the 2021 friendly and 0-3 in the 2022 East Asian Cup when head coach Paulo Bento was at the helm. It is a disgraceful result of 0 goals and 6 goals in the last two games. Japan will want to win three consecutive games because it wants to clearly show the gap with South Korea.

First of all, contrary to Ho Chi's report, South Korea has faced Japan 81 times so far, according to official data from the Korea Football Association. The all-time record is 42 wins, 23 draws, and 16 losses, with South Korea leading. If you narrow down the range and look at the records of the Korea-Japan match since the 21st century, it is tight with six wins, seven draws and six losses in 19 games. If they lose this game, Japan will now lead Korea in the record after the 21st century. This is another reason why winning against Japan is essential.

Japan, which has various lists in the past two games, is expected to play a must-win strategy against Korea. According to Japan's starting list predicted by the Japanese media Football Zone, the goalkeeper will be Keisuke Osako, and Tomoya Ando, Hayato Araki and Yuto Tsunashima will be on the defense. Hayao Kawabe and Sho Inakaki in the midfield, and Yuki Soma and Tizuro Kubo in the left and right wingbacks are likely to receive opportunities. Germain Ryo, Sato Ryunosuke, and Hosoya Mao, who scored four goals against Hong Kong, are expected to work together on the offense.

Coach Hong Myung-bo also said ahead of the match, `All the players are okay now, but a player who shows good performance in our team will participate," he said, expressing his intention to organize the starting list with the best.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.