Brazil's upcoming friendly matches with South Korea and Japan in June have sparked controversy, with skepticism rising in Japan in particular over the clash with Brazil.
Unlike South Korea's schedule, Japan is in Qatar for the
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In the group stage did not encounter South American teams, even if the breakthrough to the round of 16, South American powerhouse is not its opponent. According to the Japanese media, in order to play with Brazil and other top teams, Japan needs to pay up to 300 million yen tournament expenses. A
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The official was blunt, "Brazil
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By proposing a warm-up match at the earliest possible time in June, it seems to me that the Brazilian team only wants to profit from it.
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Officials further noted that "hit by the new crown epidemic, Japan
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Revenues have plummeted and are expected to face a deficit of up to 4.6 billion yen this year. Under these circumstances, it is clearly wiser to choose lower-cost rivals.
Meanwhile, the Japanese media questioned, "Does a warm-up match against Brazil really mean anything? Japan is in the current
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In will be grouped with Spain, Germany and Costa Rica/New Zealand, and no South American teams. Even if it advances, the opponent in the round of 16 could be Belgium or Croatia, and Brazil is not a suitable opponent." On the contrary, South Korea's warm-up match against Brazil appears to be more valuable as it will face Uruguay, which is in the same South American group as Brazil.
