On February 5, Beijing time, according to the Japanese media "Nikkan Sports", Japanese men's football coach Hoichi Moriyasu led five Japanese internationals who played in the domestic league to arrive at Narita Airport in Japan. Because he missed the top 4 of the Asian Cup, Mori Boichi and 5 Japanese internationals were given a cold reception after returning home, the airport was deserted, and there were no fans even to pick up the plane.
In the previous Asian Cup quarterfinals, the Japanese men's football team was successfully reversed by Iran in the second half with a 1-0 lead. This is also the second time that the Japanese men's football team has missed the semi-finals in the last 7 Asian Cups. And conceded 8 goals in 5 games, which also set a shameful record for the most goals conceded by the Japanese men's football team in the Asian Cup.
After the game, Japanese coach Mori Hoichi and several international players who performed sluggishly were also fiercely criticized by Japanese fans. Mori Boichi was even angrily shouted out by Japanese fans again because of his ineffective substitution with the Iranian team.
What is embarrassing is that the Chinese men's football team, which was the 18th to create the worst record in the Asian Cup, is still supported by Chinese fans after returning to China. When the international players appeared at Beijing Daxing Airport, many fans braved the cold wind to pick up the plane.
And Wu Lei, the leader of the national football team who did not perform well, is even the most popular international player, and many fans took photos around him to ask for autographs. I have to say that compared to Japanese fans, the Chinese people are really too tolerant and doting on our international players.