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Sep 10, 2025

Sportschosun DB

Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu apologized to Japanese soccer fans after winning one draw and one loss in two consecutive away games in the U.S.

Japan lost 0-2 in a friendly match against the United States at 8:30 a.m. on the 10th (Korea time) in Columbus, Ohio. Japan, which had a 0-0 draw against Mexico earlier, failed to win two consecutive away games in the United States.

Unlike the last match against Mexico, Japan replaced all the starters. Japan failed to prevent the U.S. attack on the left side in the 30th minute of the first half. He missed the drop of a cross from the left and lost a point to Alejandro Zendejas.

Japan also found it difficult to take the lead against the U.S., which lost 0-2 to South Korea. Japan's unique pass play did not survive well. Japan failed to control Christian Pulisic in the U.S. counterattack in the 19th minute of the second half. Pulisic correctly poked the pass to Florin Balogun, and Balogun finished calmly and gave Japan a shot. Japan also took a change in putting its main players in, but failed to score against the U.S. and lost.

After the game, Moriyasu bowed his head. "I think it was a sorry game for the Japanese fans who cheered locally and those who cheered in Japan from the morning." I'm sorry. Thank you for your support."

Against the U.S., Japan tried to change players and tactics, but all failed. Moriyasu said, `I wanted to try it in today's game. In order for us to take it as an option going forward, we planned to change the system by dragging the first half to 0-0, but the challenge was how to respond to the situation as the development followed the loss. Tested a four-hundred with a late replacement to increase the options to catch up and flip", he explained.

Before the World Cup games, it is natural for the team to experiment by exchanging matches, tactics and players. However, if the team fails to show results, criticism will inevitably follow. In particular, failing to score a single point in the two consecutive games was a blow to Japan's pride.

Coach Moriyasu said, `It's really a shame that we couldn't show the victory to those who supported us and that we couldn't deliver the score. I think I'm creating opportunities, but I need to create more opportunities and improve the quality of the offense I need to fight the world in front of the goal. I'll do my best as a team to score points", vowing to improve.

Moriyasu and Japanese players aim to win the 2026 North American World Cup, but the two consecutive games proved that it is too early for Japan to discuss winning the World Cup.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.