The Korea Football Association hit the nail on the head → "It can't be like Korea, it loses to Indonesia..."You're not good at it"
The Korea Football Association hit the nail on the head → "It can't be like Korea, it loses to Indonesia..."You're not good at it"
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Citing the recent sluggishness of Korean soccer, the chairman of the Japanese Football Association (JFA) technical committee said Japan should use it as a counter-teacher.
In other words, "Japan should not be like that." It is painful for Korea.
Japan is also learning through the recent Denso Cup (Korea-Japan University football regular match) in Japan and the Korean under-17 Asian Cup currently being held in Saudi Arabia.
Earlier, the Korean university selection team lost 0-1 to Japan in the 24th Denso Cup held at Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan, on the 20th of last month (Korea Standard Time).
It lost again. Korea has recently won four consecutive matches at the Denso Cup. It had one draw and 10 losses in away matches in Japan.
"The JFA Technical Committee won the match against Korea 1-0," Japanese media Tokyo Sports said on Sunday (Korea time). "The score alone shows that it was a tough match. However, there was a considerable gap in the level when looking at the match," the Japanese media outlet Tokyo Sports said. "The Korean university team had zero shooting. Korea even lost to Indonesia at the recent U-17 Asian Cup."
"We don't look down on Korea. "If we let our guard down, there is a possibility that Japan will be as sluggish as Korea," he said. "Korean soccer has been our 'rival' until now. However, Korea's soccer level is declining.
According to the media, JFA Chairman Masana Kagiyama said, "There must be a number of reasons. The federation is well-organized to challenge ourselves to physical conditions and higher levels of soccer. We will not let our guard down. We will not let our guard down. We will move forward not to be like Korea."
The original name of the Denso Cup is the regular football match between Korea and Japan. The name was changed to "Denso Cup" in 1997 when it began to be sponsored by Japanese auto parts company Denso. Among the university's players, talented players are famous for going through the tournament.
The preparation process for the upcoming Denso Cup gave athletes more motivation than ever. Prior to the match against Japan, the national team of the Denso Cup had three practice matches with Changwon FC, Gyeongnam FC, and Dongmyeong University. In particular, the warm-up matches with professional teams have been built up as great experiences among the players.
It was a disappointing setback for the main game against Japan. The recent upturn in Japanese soccer is scary. As the Japanese media claimed, Korea and Japan are the representative soccer rivals in Asia. Korean fans call it the "Korea-Japan match."
The Japanese national soccer team (15th in FIFA rankings) won all six games in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup and secured 19 points as it continued its unbeaten streak with 6 wins and 1 draw in the third qualifying round.
Japan has become the world's first country to advance to the 2026 World Cup finals. copyright, Mexico and the U.S. have automatically qualified as hosts, but Japan is the first team to advance to the finals after qualifying. Oceania New Zealand became the second country to participate on Monday. 안전놀이터
Korea has yet to play. Team Korea (FIFA ranking 23rd) led by Coach Hong Myung-bo currently ranks first with 16 points (four wins, four draws) in Group B of the third qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. The team will play its last qualifying match against Iraq and Kuwait on June 5 and 10, respectively.