In the final round of Group B of the third round of the Asian zone outside the World Cup, Japan drew a 1-1 draw with Vietnam at home, completing the final match with a draw. Japan's performance in the match was disappointing and caused dissatisfaction among the fans, but the manager, Mori Bao-ichi, said that the goal of this year's World Cup is to make it to the last eight, so he is serious about making it to the top of the World Cup!
On the first day of the Chinese New Year, China lost to Vietnam, which reminds us of Fan Zhiyi's famous saying that they will lose to Vietnam again, but it was almost Japan's turn this time! In the 19th minute of the first half, Japan was attacked by a corner kick by Nguyen Thanh Binh, the header broke the net, Japan fell to 0-1 at half-time; in the 54th minute of the second half, Japan's captain, Yoshida Maaya, grasped the opponent's goalkeeper to catch the ball to throw hands, and equalized at the near goal, and finally finished the game with a 1-1, to avoid the fate of the loss.
After the match, the fans were not satisfied with the way Japan played, and the blame was put on the head coach, Mori Bao-ichi, who was almost fired after losing two of the first three matches in the third round, but fortunately he managed to make a correction in time to win six consecutive matches to get out of the tournament, and keep his position as head coach.
