Undoubtedly, this year's sporting extravaganza is not the year-end event in Qatar.
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However, regrettably.
national soccer team
Not showing up for the game. The Spanish media's predictions for the clash between Spain and Japan were highly publicized, but there was a funny twist. The media speculated that the Chinese striker, who plays for Espanyol, would play in the match.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
will play for Japan. Could it be that Wu Lei has suddenly become a naturalized Japanese citizen? However, this is obviously a "oolong". The Japanese media found and corrected this mistake in time, clearly stating that
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
It's a player from the Chinese team.
The Spanish media, while focusing on the Japanese team, made such a cheap mistake as to include Chinese national team striker and current Espanyol FC
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
Misreported as a member of the Japanese team. Apparently, the Spanish media's knowledge of Japanese players is limited to Kubo Kenyoung, and little is known about other Japanese players. Therefore, instead of breaking great news, the story became a farce.
Of course, we can understand why the Spanish media would make such a mistake. Although Japan is a strong Asian team, it doesn't seem to carry enough weight in the eyes of the Spanish media. This is one of the reasons why the Japanese media is angry, because they feel that the Japanese team has been belittled by the Spanish media. And for those who play in Spain
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
, the Spanish media also seems to lack interest, otherwise they wouldn't even be confused about his nationality. As a result, Wu Lei was effectively ignored.
Japan and Spain are outmatched, but Japanese soccer has been improving and may be able to surprise the international powers. After all, the last
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Japan lost only narrowly to Belgium. As a result, Japan entered
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Group of Death, it doesn't seem quite accurate to say there's no chance at all.
According to the schedule, Japan's opponents in the same group as Spain also include a strong German team and the winner of Costa Rica and New Zealand.
