Recently, Japan Soccer Digest revealed in a report that in response to CBS's prediction that the 2022 Qatar
World Cup
The media outlet expressed strong dissatisfaction with the fact that Japan will be at the bottom of the group.
This year, Qatar
World Cup
Japan is in Group E with Germany, Spain and the winner of the Costa Rica/New Zealand intercontinental playoff. Currently, the general opinion is that Japan's chances of advancing to the Round of 16 are low, after all, Germany and Spain are the top teams in Europe.
CBS' prediction has Japan finishing last in the group with one draw and two losses. Meanwhile, CBS also predicts that Costa Rica will beat New Zealand to earn a spot in the
World Cup
The qualification. Specifically for Japan, CBS predicts it will finish at the bottom of the group with a 0-2 defeat against Germany, a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica and a 0-1 loss to Spain.
In response, Soccer Digest said, "Predictions show that Japan will finish bottom of the group, but the Japanese national team coached by Mori Boichi is clearly underrated. In addition, Soccer Digest added that in the analysis of Group E, CBS only mentioned Spain and Germany, completely ignoring the existence of the Japanese team.
In addition, CBS also predicted that South Korea would also finish at the bottom of the group, with three group stage results of a 1-2 defeat against Uruguay, a 1-1 draw against Ghana and a 1-2 loss to Portugal, finishing at the bottom of the group with one draw and two losses. (Editor: Water and Earth)
