During the international break, Asian teams are also eager to hone their form in high-quality battles against tough opponents in preparation for the upcoming Asian Cup.
As the best Asian team in the World Cup and the number one team in Asia, Japan, they will face double World Cup champions Uruguay this time. The starting 11 of the Blue Samurai were all overseas players, and the main players of the five major leagues such as Kaoru Mikao, Hang Endo and Ritsu Doyasu appeared, and the Japanese team achieved 55% possession and created 6 shots on goal throughout the game. However, Uruguay roared 12 shots in the game, and Valverde scored in the 38th minute to control the situation.
Fortunately, in the 75th minute, Japan played a quick counterattack, Junya Ito sent a straight plug in the high-speed advance, and Takuma Nishimura wrapped in and pushed into the net to freeze the score at 1-1, and Japan, who had the advantage at home, were forced to draw by Uruguay. On the other side, Taiji Tiger battled Colombia, a rival in South America. In the first 10 minutes, Son Heung-min broke the ball and shot directly with his feet, and blasted a world wave, and the score was 1-0. In first-half stoppage time, Son Heung-min scored again with a direct free-kick to extend the score to 2-0.
However, the situation changed dramatically in the second half, and in the 46th minute, Jristiano scored with a smart shot in front of him, and three minutes later Karrascal countered and pushed to score again, instantly making it 2-2. In the end, neither side achieved anything, and the South Korean team suffered a 2-goal turnaround and could only reap a bitter draw. As the two strongest teams in Asia, Japan and South Korea have not been able to beat the semi-main South American team at home, which is very different from their performance in the World Cup, considering that Japan has beaten Germany and Spain in a row, while South Korea beat Portugal.
In addition, the Saudi team played a friendly match with Venezuela, which resulted in a 1-2 defeat and a big upset. You must know that Venezuela is not a World Cup team, they have limited strength, but Saudi Arabia has defeated Argentina, but this time it lost to its opponent, which is a bit careless. On the Chinese side, in the case of Li Tie and Chen Jiayuan being caught, they still did not give up the opportunity to play abroad, and against New Zealand, which ranked 105th in the world, the team did its best, and finally lost 1-2, which is quite regrettable.
It is not difficult to see from these games that the performance of Asian teams is very unstable, and there is no top team in the true sense, so whoever has to play well on the field will be able to achieve good results in the competition, which will make more teams see hope of catching up, including the Chinese team. #头条创作挑战赛 #