On March 29, Beijing time, in the final round of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia, Group B leader Japan hosted the bottom Vietnamese team. In the first half, with Nguyen Thanh Binh's header, Vietnam took a 1-0 lead. In the second half, Japan replaced the ace scorer Junya Ito, the team's overall offensive grasp was stronger, and center-back Ma Yoshida also equalized, but then, Japan's two goals were blown away, 1-1 upset, and Japan's home team was forced to draw by the bottom team Vietnam.
Undoubtedly, this is a contest of great disparity in strength, japan is the first in this group, early to qualify for the World Cup, Vietnam has only won one victory against China in the first 9 matches.
However, the start of the game was a big surprise! In the 20th minute, taking advantage of a corner kick opportunity, the Vietnamese team took the lead, the left corner kick drove to the box, the Japanese team's defensive attention was on the front point and the midpoint, the Vietnamese team at the back point formed a numerical advantage, full-back Nguyen Thanh Binh high jumped head hammer to break the goal, the Vietnamese team away a goal ahead of the Japanese team, too unexpected.
Next, the Japanese team launched a crazy counterattack, but the attack is often only flowering and fruitless, and after successive missed scoring opportunities, the First Half was 0-1, and the Japanese team fell behind Vietnam at home.
Sitting at home, the Japanese team is certainly not willing to end the round of 12 with a upset defeat, and at the beginning of the second half, the Japanese team replaced the top scorer Junya Ito!
In the 55th minute of the match, Japan equalized, from the goal of Yuanyuan Haraguchi, Vietnamese goalkeeper Tan Yuanmeng saved the ball, and Ma Yoshida also made up the equalizer, Japan 1-1 Vietnam.
In the 70th minute, the Japanese team scored another goal, Tanaka Bi contributed to the team, but after the VAR replay, the referee determined that Takumi Minamino had a handball first, and the goal was invalid. Judging from the slow-motion replay, Takumi Minamino did touch the ball with his arm, but unconsciously, and the pass of his teammate hit Takumi Minamino's hand, after which Tanakabi completed the goal.
The score was still 1-1, the Japanese team was still attacking, and the Vietnamese team only had more than 20% possession! 87th minute. The Japanese team once again broke through the Goal of the Vietnamese team, or offside first! The Vietnamese team fought very hard, their goalkeeper was also injured, and in the 89th minute, the Vietnamese team replaced the goalkeeper. In the end, 1-1 finished, Japan was forced to draw by Vietnam at home!
Because of this draw, the Japanese team is likely to lose the first place in the group, and the World Cup may be listed as the fourth team, which is a blow for Japan, which is aiming to impact the Round of 16 of the World Cup! Japan's World Cup prospects are also overshadowed!