On the evening of March 26, Beijing time, the Dubai Cup Youth Invitational Tournament entered the second round, and Japan U23 played against Qatar U23. In the end, the Japanese team continued its outstanding performance, defeating Qatar 2-0, accumulating 6 points in two consecutive wins, temporarily rising to the first place, and hopefully participating in the championship competition. Last night, after the Japanese men's football team defeated the Australian men's football team away, it advanced to the World Cup in the early round, and the Japanese football double line was red.
When the Japanese men's football team participated in the round of 12, another national team in Japan was invited to participate in the Dubai Cup, in order to prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the Japanese Football Association sent a team of U21 age groups to train, so the average age of this Japanese team is 2 years younger than other teams.
In the first round of the match, the Japanese team played well, beating Croatia 1-0 to achieve a small victory and highlighting the strong reserve talent of Japanese football. Now Japan have a second rival, Qatar, who also beat defending champions Thailand 1-0 in the first round, and the two teams met in the group stage of the 2020 U23 Asian Cup, when the battle was 1-1.
Toward the end of the first half, Qatar's free kick once hit the post, and Japan escaped the disaster. In the 53rd minute of the second half, Mitsuki Saito received the ball in the penalty area and shook off the angle to score, helping Japan take a 1-0 lead.
In the 88th minute, Japan's corner kick was cleared, and Yamamoto Rihito followed up with a volley to help Japan seal the win 2-0.
The Japanese team, with an average age of 2 years younger, won a complete victory with a small play and continued to keep a clean sheet. The Japanese team has scored 6 points after 2 consecutive wins and has 3 goals difference, temporarily rising to the top of the Dubai Cup table, and is expected to participate in the championship competition.
Last night, after winning the round of 12, the Japanese men's national football team passed the World Cup in the early round, and participated in the final round for 7 consecutive times in the history of the team, ranking second in Asia. Now the Japanese youth team has won consecutive victories in the Dubai Cup, and Japanese football has soared on the double line.
Of course, the Chinese men's football team also has surprises. Last night, the national football team in the desperate situation of the round of 12, relying on penalties to equalize, and finally 1-1 burst the Cold War to draw saudi Arabia, to avoid 3 consecutive defeats, tonight China's national Olympic 4-2 hanging Thailand National Olympic, achieved an exciting victory, Fang Hao staged the big four joys.