After qualifying for the World Cup, Japanese team head coach Mori Boichi said in an interview that the Japanese team's goal in Qatar World Cup is to advance to the quarterfinals. At the subsequent group draw ceremony, the Japanese team was assigned to the "Death Group" Group E, with Spain, Germany and Costa Rica points in the same group.
The last World Cup, the Japanese team was qualified for the knockout round with the advantage of red and yellow cards, but this is the third time that the Japanese team has qualified in the group in the World Cup. Judging from the 2018 World Cup 1/8 finals against Belgium , the Japanese team is not incapable of advancing to the quarterfinals, but they lack a little luck. However, in this competition, Japan fell into the "Death Group" again and was divided into the same group with Spain and Germany. This grouping situation makes it difficult for the Japanese team to qualify in the group.
In order to qualify from this group, Mori Boyi made targeted selections, including forwards who performed well in Suchai Celtics, and the best scorer in the World Cup qualifiers, Damai Yongye . Neither of them could enter the final 26ers roster. And Yukio Guba's club teammate, the Maeda Daran , known as Fengwei, was included in the big list. It can be seen that Moribachi may have already had a way to deal with Germany and Spain. In an interview today, Moribayachi said, "I will test the quality through the next game and conduct a World Cup tactical drill."
Although the Japanese team has a considerable gap with Spain and Germany, it is almost impossible for Spain and Germany to defeat the Japanese team without bloodshed. The most critical game for the Japanese team is to play against Costa Rica. If you can score three points and tie any of Spain and Germany's opponents, you may qualify in the group.
