On January 24, Beijing time, the AFC announced the time of the 6 matches in the seventh round of the World Preliminary Round of 12. Australia and Vietnam kicked off first, with the national team in second place.
Li Tie is no longer the national football coach, and the Japanese head coach is still Mori Hoichi.
Unlike previous matches, this time the national football team, there is no Axon and no Fernando. Among the Japanese teams, Maya Yoshida, Furuhashi Hengo, AndeHiro Fuan and others will also be absent. In the first meeting, the national football team lost to the opponent 0-1, but the scene was extremely ugly.
On January 27, Beijing time, the Asian zone of the World Preliminary Tournament continued.
17:10: Australia vs Vietnam
18:00: Japan vs. national football team
20:00: Lebanon vs South Korea
22:30: Iran vs Iraq
23:00: UAE vs Syria
At 1:15 a.m. on the 28th, Saudi Arabia vs Oman
Many fans have complained about the late kick-off time of the national football team. And the Saudi team in West Asia, almost every home game, in the early hours of the morning. And this time period, for the non-West Asian team, is very unfavorable.
In the game of the national football team, CCTV once again paid attention. This game, C5 will also be broadcast
The current national football team only scored 5 points, ranking fifth in the group, that is, the second to last. There is a 6-point gap from australia in third place. If the national football team loses and Australia wins, they will completely miss the World Cup in Qatar.
The pressure on the Japanese team is also very large, if they cannot beat the national football team, they will face the Saudi team at the top of the group, and it will be more difficult to score points. If they win 2 games, the Japanese team will not only be surpassed by Australia, but even widened.
Unlike the first game, there were changes in both teams and coaches.
On the side of the national football team, the head coach became Li Xiaopeng. The assistant coaches were also replaced by Zheng Zhi, Chen Yang and others from the previous Li Tie coaching team members such as Xue Shen and Pang Li.
In terms of players, Axon, who made his debut against Japan, was absent. In addition, Fernando, who has never appeared for the national football team, also took leave of absence to return home on the way to Japan. Luo Guofu was unable to appear due to 2 yellow cards. At present, the only naturalized players that can be used by the national football team are Alain and Jiang Guangtai.
Most of the main players in the national football team are there, and there have been some changes in the bench. Hong Kong-born Tai Wai-chun is the only new international.
Mori is still the manager of the Japanese team, but many of his players have suffered injuries.
The original central defender partner Ma Yoshida also missed alongside Kenhiro Fuan, of which Ma Yoshida was also quite experienced in defending naturalized players. The attacks of Lo Guofu and Axon in the first game were easily defused by him. However, these three players are not able to play.
Japan's main right-back, Muraya Sari, will also be absent. Unfortunately, the small motorcycle is not there, and the task of breaking through the right side of the Japanese team will be handed over to Wei Shihao and other domestic players to complete.
In addition, Kaoru Mitsuru, Hiroto Furuhashi and Daichi Kamada in the Japanese frontcourt will also be absent. Daisuke, who scored in the first game, and assists Jun Ito were also in the team.
Japan's midfield is not impeccable. But how to knock on the other side's door requires the deployment of Coach Li Xiaopeng.
Previously, Li Tie lined up the lineup of 5 defenders, causing the midfield to completely lose control, and the entire half became an offensive performance of the Japanese team. The four naturalized appearances in the second half did not create decent opportunities. I hope that this time, the national football team can fight hard in the midfield and create more opportunities.
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