With excellent tactics and personnel, they scored 2 goals in a row in the 8 minutes of the second half, 2-1 against European powerhouse Germany, this game also made Japan a target of praise, they also qualified after these 3 points. Costa Rica, on the other hand, played a bad match, facing Spain in the first game, the team was helpless, they finally lost by 7 goals, and the group was almost out early, so today's match between Japan and Costa Rica, almost one-sided optimistic about Japan.
The huge contrast between the two teams in the first game also made the Japanese team a little underestimated, this game Japanese coach Morihoichi is also a bold substitution, compared with the first game, he replaced 5 starters, but the team's state is not good, Costa Rica is not bad technically, the first half of the game neither team did have a good chance, 45 minutes, even neither side did a shot, this game does not look too interested, but fans know, the Japanese team seems to be in the second half began to exert strength, They also changed 2 people in a row to strengthen the attack.
Sure enough, the Japanese team's attack quickly rose in the second half, but Costa Rica was also prepared, their defense was also very targeted, several threatening shots were also defused, the Japanese team faced the opponent's tenacious defense, it seemed that there was not much way, the two wings played, but the control of the midfield was also declining, and Costa Rica seized the opportunity in the 81st minute, Freer hit a shot, scored the only goal of the game, although the Japanese team had the advantage of possession, shots and shots on target, However, he was still unable to score, and in the end, 0-1 was also a big upset.
After the game, many fans could not accept the result, and coach Morihoichi was also bombarded, and he also revealed the reason for the loss, saying: "Today except for the goal conceded, the game was as we thought, we controlled the game, everything was for the goal, but unfortunately the result did not go as we thought. "In this game, the Japanese team underestimated the opponent and also lost the game, they obviously did not pay enough attention to this game, they did not have the same tactics as the first game against Germany, and they paid for it.
Huang Jianxiang, a well-known football commentator, pointed out that there is one person's performance is very low, that is, the midfielder Kamata Daichi, he pointed out sharply: "Kamata Daichi makes frequent mistakes, and intuitively feels that his passing is unreasonable and up to 80% unreasonable." He is the first person responsible on the field. "Japan's defeat in this game is also for Germany to lie down and win, if Japan wins, then Germany is likely to be out of the round early, and now Japan will waste a great opportunity, Germany has a chance to advance to the second place in the group!"