At 01:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 8, just as China's men's soccer team and Vietnam kick off their match, East Asia's near neighbors Japan will also begin their 3rd round of this year's Top 12 tournament against Saudi Arabia, who are quite strong in this group.
In the first two rounds of the game, Japan did not play the style of the first team in Asia, they are not good, 0:1 defeat Oman, suffered the opening black, burst a big cold; and then, in the second round of the game against the Chinese men's soccer team, also only 1:0 to get a small victory. In this case, after the first two rounds of the war, the Japanese team only accumulated 3 points, ranked in the fourth place in Group B. The Japanese team also won the second round of the match against the Chinese men's soccer team, only 1:0.
Their opponents, Saudi Arabia, had a strong performance in the previous two rounds of the tournament, as they first beat Vietnam 3:1, and then Oman 1:0, winning two consecutive matches, and are now ranked second in Group B with six points, behind Australia on goal difference. Japan's encounter with the powerful Saudi Arabia will usher in the real test of this year's Top 12 tournament. There is no doubt that Japanese manager Mori Baoichi will have no reservations about playing his strongest starting eleven.
