Did Heaven Abandon Japan? World Cup Death Coach Cho Moriyasu Sighs Too Hard for Team

Did Heaven Abandon Japan? World Cup Death Coach Cho Moriyasu Sighs Too Hard for Team
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Japan is evaluated as being in the World Cup death group.

The draw for the 2026 FIFA North American World Cup was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on the 6th (Korea time).

Japan, which was organized in Port 2 with South Korea, is said to have received a difficult group formation. In Port 1, Japan met the Netherlands, which is ranked seventh in the FIFA rankings. The Netherlands is not the 0th favorite like Spain, Argentina, and France, but the Netherlands' power is one of the strongest in the world.




In Port 3, Japan met Tunisia. Tunisia, ranked 40th in the FIFA rankings, is not a country to be ignored. The tough team confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals as No. 1 in Group H in the Africa World Cup qualifying round. He was the unbeaten No. 1 with nine wins and one draw in 10 games. Even after the final round is confirmed, the performance is good. It is a country with such good power that it also drew 1-1 with Brazil in the A match in November.
Did Heaven Abandon Japan? World Cup Death Coach Cho Moriyasu Sighs Too Hard for Team
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In the last port 4, Japan will meet with a European playoff pass B-placed country. Ukraine, Sweden, Poland and Albania will compete in Pass B. There is absolutely no easy country except Albania. South Korea met Mexico, the host country, in Port 1, and South Africa, which has relatively weak power in Port 3, but Japan has no clear power advantage.

The same goes for external evaluation. The soccer statistics media OPTA analyzed which group was the deadliest in the World Cup draw through its own power ranking system. Did the heaven abandon Japan, and the World Cup death team again...Director Moriyasu sighed "Too difficult"
Did Heaven Abandon Japan? World Cup Death Coach Cho Moriyasu Sighs Too Hard for Team
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Group J was evaluated as the most competitive group in this competition. They included Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan. Argentina is the most powerful, but Algeria and Austria can cause an upset at any time. Jordan is expected to be a one-win sacrifice for the three teams. The average score in Group J was 77.1.

Next up was Group I. France, Senegal, Norway, and continental playoff pass 2. Iraq, Suriname and Bolivia compete in the continental playoff pass 2. It is also a group that draws attention to the match between Kylian Mbappe and Elling Holan. Senegal is also one of the strongest countries in Africa, so it is the group of deaths. Group I had an average score of 76.7.




The third group of deaths was Group F, which included Japan. OPTA is the highest group with an average power ranking of 27.8 when it includes three teams and European playoff pass B winners. The Netherlands (88.7 rating) is a leading candidate for Group F, but Japan (81.2) has a chance of beating them. Tunisia (68.3) rated it the lowest of the teams confirmed in the district.

Then 'However, this group is also not fully established yet. The European Playoff Pass B winners come into this group, and among them there are enough teams that could pose a threat. According to the OPTA Power Rankings, the opponent every team in Group F wants to avoid the most is Ukraine'

Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu also entered a very difficult group after the group. They are all strong. The Netherlands is a country with world-class power. I don't know who's going to come up in the playoffs, but Europe routinely has a fierce battle. Tunisia passed the preliminary round undefeated and scoreless, and the team was very strong in defense and was good at managing the game."




Japan also met with Germany, Spain and Costa Rica at the last World Cup and was in the group of deaths. At that time, Japan made it to the round of 16 by causing an unexpected event.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.