Is this really a Korea-Japan war? It was a strange sight, bewildered by the Korean wave cheering

Jul 16, 2025

Is this really a Korea-Japan war? It was a strange sight, bewildered by the Korean wave cheering
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/



Is this really a Korea-Japan war? It was a strange sight, bewildered by the Korean wave cheering
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. Park Jin-seop is attempting a header from a corner kick. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
A Japanese media outlet paid attention to the 'Stranger Things' at the site of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) between South Korea and Japan at Mir Stadium in Yongin on the 15th.

Japanese soccer magazine 'Scar Digest' is on the 16th, "Is this really a Korea-Japan match?' I couldn't help but think of it when I saw the strange sight," he said, referring to a specific scene from Yongin Stadium.

South Korea was leading 0-1 by donating the first goal to Jermain Ryo (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in the eighth minute of the first half.




'Scar Digest' became a hot topic with a poor number of spectators, but 18,418 people visited the stadium even on weekday evenings. 'Dae-Korea' resonated, and from Japan's point of view, it felt like they were playing an A-match away game'The atmosphere at the beginning of the game was hot.

The media continued 'But at the end of the game, we saw a surprising sight while South Korea continued its fierce attack. The waves began to rise in the 70th minute (second half 25). The same phenomenon appeared again at the end of the fierce game.

'Waves' refers to the wave cheering in which spectators rush out of their seats and raise their hands high. It is usually a performance performed by the winning crowd.




'Scar Digest' was a match between Korea and Japan, and the championship was at stake. I thought the atmosphere would be a little tighter' In addition, an unexpected wave began when South Korea, which is trailing by one point, went on the attack. It was a little embarrassing,' he said.

Is this really a Korea-Japan war? It was a strange sight, bewildered by the Korean wave cheering
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. Coach Hong Myung-bo is encouraging the players. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
Is this really a Korea-Japan war? It was a strange sight, bewildered by the Korean wave cheering
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/
South Korea (6 points), which lost the final match after winning consecutive games against China and Hong Kong, finished second behind Japan (9 points), which won all three games. South Korea, which lost three consecutive games at the 2022 Japanese tournament, missed its second consecutive championship.

It was a tournament held in the country, and the shock was even greater because it was the third consecutive A match against Japan. South Korea previously lost 0-3 in a friendly match in Yokohama, Japan, in March 2011 and the East Asian Cup in Nagoya, Japan, in July 2022. The manager who played the two games was Paulo Bento.




South Korea is still far ahead of Japan with 42 wins, 23 draws and 17 losses. However, in the last 10 games, they are inferior to each other with two wins, three draws and five losses.

Captain Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan), who recently played in all three games between Korea and Japan, said "This loss between Korea and Japan hurts the most. Because the preparation process was so good. I think we should try harder in the future to prevent even the unstoppable ball."

Coach Hong Myung-bo said, `Our players did well enough today as prepared. Of course, the result and the loss scene were unfortunate, but other than that, they showed enough good performance"Overall, our player did better today in terms of both teams. Japan failed to demonstrate its advantages."

And "Japan has the same system. Even if a new player comes in, there is a manual. We played just three games as a three-back. I'm sorry that I didn't get the result today, and I'm sorry to the fans, but I saw hope for our players."

Is this really a Korea-Japan war? It was a strange sight, bewildered by the Korean wave cheering
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. Lee Tae-seok is disappointed with South Korea's 0-1 loss. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.