【Editor's Note】
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The Japanese team is currently in good spirits.
Japan VS Costa Rica
2022-11-27 18 o'clock
A win over Costa Rica would have a high probability of Japan qualifying from the group. Before the match, captain Maya Yoshida emphasized: "The team must remain calm and focus on our plan to win. After the last game, the spotlight was on us and we had to make sure it wasn't too bad, our game wasn't over yet. ”
Boss Mori Hoichi admitted that he had not been able to control the situation against Germany and that he would learn from the game: "We didn't have as well as we had the ball and this game [against Costa Rica] wanted to have more possession and dominate the game. ”
Morihoichi revealed that this game will strengthen the attack, and the personnel will also select the best players.
Hang Endo, the core of midfielder Endo, who missed the match against Germany due to injury, is also looking forward to starting: "My concussion is no longer a problem, and I want to play on the World Cup stage with my teammates. ”
Japan's determination in the second half was impressive in Japan's 2-1 upset win over Germany, but the defence suffered a blow at the back, with Hiroki Sakai and Kenhiro Tomiyasu training alone before the game, and most likely unable to play this match.
Costa Rica lost 7-0 to Spain in the first round, and the team's defensive and passing problems were more problematic, and it was criticized by the domestic media.
Fortunately, there are currently no injuries in the Costa Rican team. The team has not won 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 7 World Cup matches, including 0 goals in the last 5 games.
In the last 5 meetings between the two teams, Japan has won 4 and drawn 1 and scored 13 goals, remaining unbeaten. The last time the two teams met was in a warm-up match in 2018, when Japan won 3-0.
In this game, the ultra-low value of -0.25 goals in Japan was initially given, which later changed to a super high value of -1.25 goals, and the initial value of -0.25 goals in Japan was given, and then it became a low value of -1 goal.
The two teams have very different mentalities, and Japan will be able to close the group once they win the match, so the team will also go all out to avoid going head-to-head with Spain.
This match is optimistic about Japan winning, reference score: 1-0, 2-0.
Eden Hazard in training.
Belgium vs Morocco
2022-11-27 21 o'clock
The match will be the 50th match at the World Cup in Belgium. Belgium's inaugural game was not ideal, with both manager Martinez and the core of the team De Bruyne admitting that the team was not in good form, but they still narrowly beat Canada 1-0.
Romelu Lukaku, the team's main striker, participated in the team's pre-match training, but he is likely to remain out with a thigh injury. Full-back Meunier and striker Opanda could come off the bench.
Belgium coach Martinez admitted that Romelu Lukaku can only play in the third group stage from the medical team's judgment, but the current pace of recovery is faster.
He also stressed that there is no contradiction in the team, and that De Bruyne and Alderweireld's dispute is just a difference of opinion, "We should not try to create contradictions." ”
Morocco's first draw with Croatia, the team's main full-back Mazrawi was injured and will most likely miss the game, while Sabiri and Ezazuli, who had previously missed the first match, continued to be injured.
Coach Regraguei bluntly said that Belgium are favourites to win the title and that the pressure is more on them: "They have great players and good coaches, they even have great players on the bench. But we can cause problems for them in midfield, technically we need to do better, we need to have the ball and create chances to keep Belgium under pressure. ”
The two teams have met 3 times, with Belgium winning 2 and losing 1. Interestingly, Belgium has previously played African teams four times in the World Cup and is unbeaten.
The match initially gave Belgium a mid-1 goal high value, which later changed to -0.5 goal mid-zone value. It also initially gives Belgium a low value in the middle of the -1 ball, which later changes to the value of -0.5 in the middle of the ball.
For now, this concession has plummeted support for Belgium, and Morocco has shown good teamwork in the first game.
In this match, Belgium is optimistic about the loss, the reference score: 1-1, 0-1.
Modric remains highly prepared.
Croatia VS Canada
2022-11-28 0 points
Croatia drew 0-0 with Morocco in their first match, and there were some problems in the team's attacking line.
Perisic is no longer sharp on the age breakthrough, the right side Vlasic is in average form and ability, the small Kramaric is not efficient in the national team, and in the second half, Pasalic, Orcic and Liava came on successively, and the effect was not good.
Overall, Croatia has dropped significantly compared to four years ago, mainly in attack, of course, his midfielder Modric is still reliable, and the midfield is generally stable compared to four years ago with the emergence of Gvadior.
Canada's first game against Belgium was a bit of a pity, Davis missed a penalty, and then a penalty referee did not award. They are still a fast-moving overall attacking and defensive rhythm, but the players are on the younger side, and they are indeed not very experienced, and they were scored by Belgium through a long pass counterattack.
They created 22 shots on goal, far higher than Belgium, and the content presented on the pitch was not bad.
Canada wants to qualify, and they can't lose any more against Croatia, but I don't think Canada will change their style, they will still try to create a threat to Croatia by pushing fast, and the efficiency of the offensive and defensive conversion of the two teams will determine the outcome of the game.
Croatia's strength and status far surpassed Canada's, but the match statistics dropped from 0.75 to 0.25, and Croatia was obviously too cheap to start, so it still favored Canada unbeaten.
The lottery chose to concede the loss, and the reference score was 1-1, 0-0.
Poster design by Bai Lang
Spain VS Germany
2022-11-28 3 o'clock
The confrontation between Germany and Spain was the only top-level conversation in the group stage, and the two teams thought they should qualify together, but now Germany have come to the brink.
In the group stage opening match against Japan, Germany suffered the same scenario as Argentina, winning first and then losing 1-2; Spain beat Costa Rica 7-0.
In the second round of the group stage, Japan plays Costa Rica first, and if the morale of Japan wins Costa Rica, then it is only a matter of time before Germany can win and it is only a matter of time before they are out of the group stage.
Germany has a lot of problems to solve now, and the whole team mentality is not at all what it should be to play the World Cup. In terms of technique and tactics, the German team has a big shortcoming in the right-back and center forward positions, and it is expected that Frick can only let Kimisi retreat to play right-back, and whether the center position will let Phil Kruger start, this question is also difficult to decide.
Of course, if there is a positive thing about Germany's first game, it is that they have at least experienced the cruelty of the World Cup.
Spain's 7-0 win over Costa Rica in their first match, facing a dark horse of the 2014 World Cup that barely resisted, Spain won too easily, and while the team can have a good mentality, they need a little excitement with the intensity of the game.
Therefore, the second match against Germany is a very good schedule for Spain, and the trapped Germans will definitely allow Spaniards to better experience the intensity of the World Cup.
From a tactical point of view, Spain started almost without a striker, with the combination of Asensio, Olmo and Ferran Torres all doing well, and even Morata, who came off the bench, scored and assisted.
Morata is expected to start in rotation against Germany – and Enrique will certainly adjust the striker combination relative to the more stable midfield combination, and the form of the strikers will depend on how far Spain can go.
According to the data, Spain let 0 low return and 0.25 high return, combined with the state of the two teams, I think it is very difficult for the German team to solve the problem of mentality and technical tactics in a short period of time, Spain is a strong team, almost will not give the German team much room for trial and error, so this game is not optimistic about the German team winning.
Safely choose Spain unbeaten and win, reference score 2-1, 2-2.