The World Cup has played 3 matchdays, a total of 16 teams appeared, 8 games can be said to be hot and then cold, following the victory of England and the Netherlands, Argentina that appeared last night did not continue to be strong, bursting the biggest upset since the start of the season, and then Denmark and Mexico also received draws, which is a small cold. Instead, France, who played last yesterday, beat Australia 4-1 without being favored to win big, showing the quality of the defending champions. With Croatia, Germany, Spain and Belgium coming on for four games tonight, overall it is unlikely that all four strong teams will be smooth sailing, especially Croatia and Germany, who played first. Today, Yaming will focus on analyzing the most seen German-Japanese war tonight.
In the group draw for the European qualifiers, Germany only drew one team that participated in last year's European Championship main draw, this team is North Macedonia, and other than that, the opponents in the group stage are not very competitive. However, Löw's German team broke out in a cold sweat in their upset home defeat to North Macedonia in the third round, and fortunately it won all nine other games. Frick won seven straight victories after taking over, and Germany qualified directly for the World Cup as the first in the group.
The German team played mainly in the "4231" formation after Hansi Frick took over. Frick transferred his success in coaching at Bayern Munich to the German team, changing the slow passing tactics of the Jouachim Loew coaching Germany, and Frick's German team played faster in attack. In the absence of a high school striker, quick passing and pressing are Frick's tactical ideas for Germany. Germany's midfielders have a very flexible position on the field, and players such as Thomas Müller and Kay Havertz do not have a clear position, and their constant interspersion on the field can also make the opposing defense lose the other.
When facing opponents who are weaker than himself, Frick will send more offensive players in both full-back positions to achieve the effect of flying both wings. When the German team faces a strong opponent, Frick will arrange the tactics more conservatively, the full-backs on the right will use players with better defense, and the full-backs on this side will not be too pressurized when attacking, so the overall will present a position similar to three central defenders to achieve a balance between the offensive and defensive ends.
Japan won all 8 matches in the Asian Qualifier Round of 40 to advance to the Asian Qualifier Round of 12. Japan was in the same group as Saudi Arabia and Australia in the round of 12, losing to Oman in the first round, and losing to Saudi Arabia in the third round after a narrow 1-0 victory over China in the second round, at which time coach Hoichi Mori suffered huge doubts. However, fortunately, the Japanese team regained its form in time, and after winning six consecutive victories, they qualified for the World Cup main stage as the second place in the group.
Japan's tactical play was adjusted during the Round of 12. At the beginning of the Round of 12, Morihoichi played mainly in the "4231" formation, using Daichi Kamata as the forward back, but his performance was not great, resulting in Japan's poor record in the early stage of the Round of 12. So Morihoichi changed the formation to "433", and used three offensive and defensive players in the midfield to enhance the control and interception ability of the midfield. After the change of formation, the Japanese team steadily recovered in the round of 12 and successfully qualified for the place, so this "433" formation is the formation that Japan is more likely to adopt in the World Cup.
In the attack of the Japanese team, left winger Takumi Minamino will be more introductory and come to the center to assist in tandem and organization. Even more threatening is Junya Ito's right wing, as Japan's best player in the Round of 12, Ito's wing breakthrough is the most important way for the Japanese team to open the situation. Since there are no strong high school forwards in the lineup, the Japanese team is more likely to adopt a defensive counterattack style in the World Cup, looking for counter-attack opportunities through the excellent individual combat ability of Junya Ito and others in the front.
German coach Frick previously coached Bayern, and his team also used Bayern players as the team, and German media even revealed that Frick had intended to let all 7 Bayern players into the starting lineup, using the tacit understanding they cultivated at the club to lead the attack. For this reason, Frick is likely to have the only midfielder, Phil Kruger, substitute, and Mueller will burst forward, effectively without a striker. Although Bayern midfielder Sane was subsequently confirmed to be out due to a leg injury, the German team tonight is still the core of Bayern players and the Bayern system.
The Japanese team shouted the slogan of the round of 8 this time, and they are full of confidence in qualifying from the group. The team also has a lot of German elements, with as many as seven people playing in the Bundesliga, in addition to Bi Tanaka from Dusseldorf in the Bundesliga. Among them, Stuttgart's Hang Endo, Eintracht Frankfurt's Daichi Kamata, Schalke's Maya Yoshida and Freiburg's Don Yasu are all regular players in their respective clubs and are likely to be in the starting line-up for Japan tonight. A large number of Japanese internationals have a foothold in the Bundesliga and are not afraid of their opponents psychologically.
Germany has a luxurious attacking group up front, with young players and veterans complementing each other. After losing the last World Cup, Germany has also done their homework in Qatar this time, hoping to take all three points in the first round of the group stage. Compared to the German team in previous World Cups, this year's German tank is slightly deficient in defense, and Hummels' failure to be selected in the squad will be a big blow to the team's defense. On the other hand, the Japanese team's main lineup is basically composed of players from Europe, and the experience of relevant players in the competition is beyond doubt. In order to prepare for this World Cup, the Japanese team played friendly matches against European, American and African teams in the previous warm-up matches, which was of great benefit to Mori's Japanese team in terms of the quality and results of the matches. As the ceiling of the Asian technology flow, this game will face a stronger German team, which may be based on defense and quickly counterattack. The speed and flexibility of the Japanese team's front court will be the biggest pillars supporting the Japanese team's style of play. But we have to admit the gap between Asian players and European players in terms of physicality and footwork, so I watched Germany better in this game, and the result was 3-0 4-1