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| The Korea-Japan soccer evaluation match will be held in Yokohama, Japan at 7:20 pm on the 25th. © News1 |
The Korean national football team, led by coach Paulo Bento, will play a match against’Rival of Sookmyung’ in the enemy camp.
The Bento will have an expedition evaluation match with Japan at 7:20 pm on the 25th at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.
This is the 80th in the men’s soccer match between Korea and Japan. Korea is ahead of Japan in their opponents with 79 matches, 42 wins, 23 draws and 14 losses. In the last five confrontations, it is tight with 2 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses.
After leaving Japan through Incheon International Airport on the 22nd, Bento has been preparing for the game by training according to strict quarantine protocols, such as being tested for novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) every day.
The process was not smooth due to Corona 19. Overseas players, such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) and Hwang Hee-chan (Leipzig), left behind in the formation of the squad as their team refused to select and joined the opposition from the authorities. There was also a noise over the’communication controversy’ between the K-League clubs and Bento manager.
Some fans even put in a’Blue House petition’ to cancel the war. It is a game in which there are voices of dissatisfaction with the Korean-Japanese War itself.
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| Bento is training in Yokohama, Japan to prepare for the Korea-Japan War (provided by the Korea Football Association) © News1 |
Still, Korea-Japan was Korea-Japan. As the day of the game approaches, interest is getting hotter.
Bento is determined to aim for victory with the addition of young players such as Lee Kang-in (Valencia) and Jung Woo-young (Freiburg), and Lee Dong-jun (Ulsan Hyundai) and Na Sang-ho (FC Seoul) who showed good appearances in the K-League. Na Sang-ho expressed his willingness to win, saying, “I am well aware of the importance of the Korea-Japan War.”
The attitude of the command tower is no different. “The preparation period was very short,” said Bento, saying, “It is not an easy situation for various reasons, but I will still achieve the best results within the given conditions.”
The atmosphere is also getting hotter in Japan, where the war is played in the home.
The Japan Football Association (JFA) has increased the number of spectators at Nissan Stadium from 5,000 to 10,000 to keep pace with the cancellation of the Corona 19 emergency situation in the Japanese metropolitan area. JFA announced on the 24th that almost 10,000 tickets have been sold except for some specific seats.
Japanese national team coach Moriyasu Hajime said, “Korea is a dynamic and aggressive team, but we are also systematically strong, so we will sort out the best members to win.”
Minamino Takumi (Southampton) also said, “I will not miss the results as much as I do at our home”, and Sasaki Sho (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) said, “I am happy to have an opportunity to reproach defeat two years ago.” .