Japan and Vietnam suffered a fiasco, losing 2 consecutive defeats, and the national football team is good again, and it can still qualify

The performance of the national football team in the two games in the Asian Cup made the domestic football circle feel desperate, facing the two teams outside the top 100 in the world, the national football team did not win a game, did not score a goal, and was even suppressed by Tajikistan. Since 2023, the results of the national football team have begun to decline significantly, and many opponents who won steadily before cannot win or even lose, of course, this is not the fault of the international players and coach Jankovic, but the result of the deterioration of the entire domestic football environment.

However, this Asian Cup is not only the poor performance of the national football team, but also other upsets, and on the last match day of the second round of the Asian Cup group stage, there was an upset night. Japan 1-2 Iraq, Vietnam 0-1 Indonesia. No one could have predicted Japan's defeat to Iraq, and Iraq had already led Japan 2-0 in the first half of the game, and Endo pulled a goal back in stoppage time. The Japanese team is the only one in Asia, ranked 17th in the world, and Iraq can only be regarded as second-rate in Asia, ranked 64th in the world.

Japan have an all-round advantage in terms of statistics, but Iraq's attack is simple and straightforward, their center Hussein has scored two goals, and they will have to rely on a strong center forward against a technical team, and of course the Japanese goalkeeper has made undeserved mistakes. The game set a number of records, with Japan losing to Iraq for the first time in nearly 40 years, and the last time they lost to Iraq was in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, which directly shattered Japan's dream of playing in the World Cup for the first time. Japan are likely to finish second in their group, and if that were the case, they would likely face South Korea in the round of 16. Japan conceded four goals in two games.

On the other side, Vietnam lost 0-1 to Indonesia, creating another big upset. Vietnam is the dark horse of this tournament, in recent years, Vietnam surpassed Thailand to become the number one football power in Southeast Asia, but unexpectedly lost to fish belly Indonesia in the Asian Cup. Vietnam lost 2-4 to Japan in the first game, lost 0-1 to Indonesia in the second game, and Vietnam exited the tournament early after two consecutive defeats. After the rapid rise of Vietnam in recent years, it has become unpopular, and although the skills at the feet are excellent, it will not produce much results on the top stage for the time being, and it is even more difficult to enter the World Cup.

Now the national football team is not too miserable, and there are no losses or concedes goals in two games, but the offensive aspect is a little worse. Japan and South Korea have conceded goals after two games, and the Japanese team even lost, while the national football team has not lost a goal so far. Of course, this does not mean how strong the national football team is, it can only be said that the group does have an advantage, even if you don't win a game, you may qualify for the group, and it can only be said that luck is also part of the strength.