Japan met a mediocre Costa Rica team in the second match of the World Cup in Qatar. The Costa Rican team in front of him is more than a notch worse than the previous golden generation. As a result, Costa Rica lost 7-0 to Spain in its first match. Costa Rica was looked down upon by the Japanese team for this, and coach Morihoichi did not send the strongest squad to make the first appearance.
The Japanese team's underestimation mood is not only reflected in the carelessness in the attack, but also in the defense, there have been many strange mistakes. Taking the goal conceded by the Japanese team as an example, Costa Rica's attack at that time was not too threatening. The Japanese defender can defuse this attack with a big foot. As a result, the Japanese defenders have to play in front of their own penalty area.
Japanese defender Hidemasa Morita's freewheeling pass was easily intercepted by a Costa Rican player. Costa Rica took advantage of the trend and shot hard and broke through the gate guarded by Shuichi Kwonda. This loss of the ball, Shuichi Kwon Tian also has to bear some responsibility, the opponent only played the angle, did not fully exert strength. This means that if Shuichi Kwon makes a prediction in advance, then he is likely to defuse the ball.
It turns out that Shuichi Kwon did touch the ball, but his reaction was half a beat slower and he failed to completely dissolve the ball. Therefore, when Japanese fans summed up the team's loss to Costa Rica, they believed that Hidemasa Morita, Shuichi Kwonda, and Daichi Kamada were the three major sinners who lost. Indeed, the overall performance of the Japanese backline is far less committed than the previous round of playing against Germany. If the Japanese defenders can show the spirit of death against Germany, Costa Rica will definitely not score.
Japan's 1-0 defeat to Costa Rica killed their team's promising qualifiers. Originally, if Japan had secured three points in Costa Rica, Spain would have taken the initiative in the final game. Unfortunately, the Japanese team's underestimation and the inattention of many defensive players allowed the team to swallow the bitter fruit of losing 0-1.