On the evening of the 27th, Beijing time, Qatar World Cup Group E first match. Japanese team ushered in a direct dialogue with Costa Rica . In the end, the Japanese team lost to the opponent 0-1 with five main players, and suffered the first defeat of this World Cup. The situation of the Japanese team qualifying in the group after losing is already a bit dangerous.
's first round reverse of the German team gave the Japanese team much less pressure when facing Costa Rica in the second round, but even so, the way coach Mori Boichi rotated 5 players in the starting lineup was beyond everyone's expectations. Sakai Hiroki , Kubo Kenei , Tanaka Bee , Junya Ito and Maeda Daran , none of the five main players were on the bench in this game, and Shira Yamae, Door Anri , Momota Eimasa , Yuki Ama, and Ueda Kise entered the starting lineup. "The next game will be very difficult and cruel. We must use all the strength we can give, and the goal is to break through the group stage." This is Mori Boichi's statement before the battle.
Before this game, the Japanese team had faced Costa Rica four times in the international A-level match, with the Japanese team winning 3 wins and 1 draw. The last time the Japanese team fought with Costa Rica under Mori Boichi was in September 2018, when the Japanese team defeated their opponent 3-0. After the
game started, Costa Rica entered the game faster, and obtained several free kicks opportunities in a row, but none of them could be converted into a threatening shot. The Japanese team then led several attacks by Kamada Odihiro , but each time there was a problem in the last pass. Compared with the previous situation of Kamada Dadi, when he played for Bundesliga Frankfurt, there is a clear gap. After the change of sides, the Japanese team took the lead in making substitution adjustments, and Asano Takuma and Ito Yokihiro appeared together, and they immediately completed three consecutive attacks and formed shots, but the Costa Rican defender and goalkeeper Navas performed well, ensuring that the city was not lost. In the 62nd minute, the Japanese team made another adjustment, playing for Premier League Brighton's forward Sanzao put on the team. For this reason, Mori Boichi removed the starting right-back Shizuo Yamane and continued to strengthen the attack. Just 4 minutes later, the Japanese team made a substitution, and this time they appeared with their strong attacking winger Junya Ito.
However, this operation did not give the team a goal, but Costa Rica scored a goal before the end of the game. Fuller took advantage of the Japanese team Hidemasato Momota's mistake and scored a goal in the penalty area. Although the Japanese team finally adjusted their personnel again and replaced the forward Takumi Minami, it was useless. They paid the price for their carelessness and underestimation of the enemy in this game.
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Fuller: That loss once made us unable to sleep
"We want to bring happiness to the fans of our country, but obviously we did not do the game with Spain, but we will give a brand new answer in Sunday's game." This is what Costa Rica player Fuller said in an interview after losing the match against Spain 0-7. In just 3 days, this team that is considered the worst performer and the weakest overall strength in this World Cup has shown fans around the world their strength. After a 1-0 victory over the Japanese team, no one will think of Costa Rica like that anymore.
Looking through the Costa Rica roster, there are probably no more than 5 people who can name the outside world. Except for goalkeeper Navas, midfielder Brian Ruiz and forward Campbell , it seems that everyone else is relatively unfamiliar. Fuller, who scored in this game, is also one of them. The defender, born in 1993, is currently playing for the Costa Rica local team Herediano. Fuller, who plays as the right back, is a B2B player with abundant physical fitness. He frequently travels between his own side and his opponent's penalty area and is also an important piece of the offensive tactics in Costa Rica. However, in the first game, he was completely suppressed by the Spanish team and had no room for performance.
This battle with the Japanese team, Costa Rican learned the lessons of the previous loss, came up and tied the defensive wall very steadily, and waited for an opportunity to find the Japanese team's mistakes to fight the opponent's counterattack. That goal was actually just the team's first goal in this World Cup, and the goal came so far.
"Our desire has not subsided, because after that loss, many of us couldn't sleep, hoping to change this situation." Fuller said this and did the same. From 0 to 7 to 1 to 0, the Costa Ricans used their tenacity and hard work to give fans an explanation and also gave themselves a chance to sleep well. This group of text/Reporter Zhang Kunlong
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