Since the new century, Asian teams have risen strongly in the World Cup. First in the 2002 World Cup, Japan and South Korea both qualified from the group with home advantages, and then in the 2010 World Cup, the two teams replicated this feat.
Compared with the two, Japan is still superior. First of all, although Japan's results in the 2002 World Cup are not as good as South Korea's, I believe that their performance is more convincing and there is no controversy. Secondly, in the five World Cups since the new century, Japan has qualified in the group three times, winning two times over South Korea.
Speaking of Japan's victory in the World Cup, we have to mention the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the group stage, their 3-1 victory over Denmark. In terms of strength, Japan is under Denmark, so Japan's victory over Denmark is not a small cold door, the key is that with this victory, Japan reached the top sixteen, and at the same time beat Denmark home.
The Japanese team played very well in this game, with Keisuke Honda passing and shooting, especially the direct free kick, which was amazing. And Hojin Endo also had a direct free kick to break the goal, which was amazing. It can be said that Japan uses excellent technology to make the Danes who can't make it have nothing to say.
At the same time, Japan also set an Asian record in this competition, which has not been broken so far.
When it comes to Japan's victory in the World Cup, there is more than one. They also beat Tunisia 2-0, Russia 1-0, Colombia 2-1, and so on. But these wins have one thing in common – they are all small wins, or more directly, Japan has not scored more than two goals.
Not just Japan. Looking at the whole of Asia, except for North Korea in 66 years, there is no team that can score three goals in a single game in the World Cup.
And North Korea in the 66th World Cup, the single goal did reach 3, but they lost 3:5 to Portugal, so their goals were up to standard, but unlike Japan's victory, they were losers in the game.
So, the 3:1 victory over Denmark, in addition to the victory, the number of goals reached 3, is also a very eye-catching result.
Over 10 Asian teams have played in the World Cup for decades, but it's so tough to score three goals in one game. Before the 2010 World Cup, no Asian team could do it. It can be seen that the attacking power of Asian teams is relatively weak, and the root cause is their own lack of strength. Against a strong team, it would be nice if they could not lose, of course, it is impossible to ask for more goals. Against Some teams of equal strength in Africa, North America, they are also unable to score more goals.
So in a way, South Africa's 3-1 victory over Denmark at the World Cup is a landmark victory for Asian football in the history of the World Cup. Considering Denmark's good strength, this game, Japan can be said to be a big victory.
Unfortunately, in the two World Cups after 2010, Asian teams have never been able to replicate this achievement. This is true even in Japan.
Of course, we can't insist that Asian teams score too many goals in a single game in the World Cup, after all, in world football, Asian football is still relatively weak. However, we still hope that in the future, an Asian team can have another three-goal victory like Japan in the 2010 World Cup.
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