As Asia's top giants, the strength and stability of the Japanese team has always been enviable. However, even such a team that we can't reach, after qualifying for the World Cup, the posture is very, very low. After being drawn in the group stage with Germany and Spain, the Japanese media was not discouraged, but quite proud, they said bluntly that they had a move with such a world power, which is the glory of the Japanese team, and we can accept it even if we lose 0-8. This statement also made many fans feel the pragmatic spirit of the Japanese team, and at the same time, some fans knocked on the national football team: now we should see the gap and reality, rather than engaging in some unrealistic grand plans all day, such as reaching the top of Asia in xx years and winning the World Cup in xx years.
0-8 is also acceptable! Asian hegemon Japan conceded defeat early after entering the World Cup
After Japan qualified for the World Cup, they were not ideal in the group stage, and they were in the same group as the two World Cup winners, Germany and Spain. In terms of strength and ranking, the Japanese team is indeed not a favorite team to qualify, and they may need great luck if they want to break out of the encirclement of Germany and Spain.
As a representative of Asian football, the Japanese team also recognized the gap. Japanese media bluntly said that it is a great honor for the Japanese team to play with the world's strongest team, even if it is like Saudi Arabia before, 0-8 loss to Germany, can also be accepted. Some people may feel that it is better not to go to the World Cup with painstaking efforts to advance to the World Cup, just to play 3 games, and it is still a game without suspense. Having this kind of thinking can only show that the pursuit is too low. In a stage like the World Cup, being able to play with a strong team does require great effort, if you can't even qualify for the World Cup, it means that you are not qualified to pass the move with a strong team. This kind of experience really can't be bought with money.
The posture of the Japanese team should let the national football team see the gap clearly
Asia's top teams to qualify for the World Cup is still so low-profile, for the national football team, we should see the gap and reality even more. The current national football team, let alone the promotion to the World Cup, is to rush out of Asia and break the monopoly of Japan, South Korea and Iran. What we should pursue should be pragmatic efforts and genuine silent cultivation, rather than engaging in some unrealistic big plans and big goals.
To use a common phrase on the Internet to describe it, when your strength is not enough to support your dreams, you should look down and recognize the reality and the gap. For the current national football team, after this World Cup is out, the top priority is to work hard to prepare for the next World Cup. Don't expand to 48 teams, and you can't qualify for the World Cup, that's really a joke.