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| 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. Director Moriyasu is holding the trophy at the awards ceremony. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/ |
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The rise of Japanese soccer is scary.
Japan's Under-22 national team participated in the "2025 Mirabor Usmanov Memorial Cup" in Uzbekistan in July. It was a small competition involving Saudi Arabia's U-22 national team and Uzbekistan's U-22 national team.
Although it is not a major competition, Japan's U-22 national team has not prepared for a false competition. It moved to prepare for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers in September. Oiwa Go, the coach of the U-22 national team, used various things from young players such as high school students to experienced players. Zion Shinka, who was born in 2007, was selected for the U-22 national team and became a hot topic in Japan.
Japan, which said it would foster young players by utilizing various players, has also shown its strongest side in Asia. In the match against Saudi Arabia held on the 25th, Japan easily overpowered Saudi Arabia with a 5-1 victory.
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In the final match against Uzbekistan on the 28th, Japan won 2-0. Global sports media Goal. The Japanese version finished the first half without a goal in the second match of the tournament on the 28th, but scored the first goal in the second half. Striker Inoue Aren connected midfielder Hara Kosuke's cross, and at the end, Yudai Shimamoto hit the net with a left-footed shot, explaining the flow to the first goal.
Japan continued its trend by replacing it, and even scored an additional goal at the end of the game. Brian Seo, who broke through through pass, tried to shoot but was blocked by defense, and Inoue finished the ball that flowed out and scored his second goal. With this, Japan ended the away game with a 2-0 win to win two consecutive games, and they won the tournament with a victory.'
It is a friendly tournament, but the reason why this result cannot be taken lightly is that Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan have recently performed very well in national teams by age. Saudi Arabia was the runner-up at the 2020 U-23 Asian Cup and won the 2022 tournament. Uzbekistan finished second in both the 2022 and 2024 tournaments. In terms of the results of the 2022 and 2024 competitions alone, the two countries produced better performances than Korea. Such teams collapsed without trying their best against Japan.
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| 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. Captain Yuto is holding the trophy at the awards ceremony. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/ |
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Just as a person who has eaten meat knows how to eat, only the players who have won the championship continue to win. The Japanese national team also won its second consecutive title at the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) held in Korea in early July with J Leaguer. It even humiliated South Korea for the third consecutive game between Korea and Japan. Although it is not an important competition, Japan's momentum has improved as the Japanese U-22 national team also won the championship.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
