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On the evening of January 9, Beijing time, international football ushered in a friendly match, and the Japanese men's football team defeated the Jordan men's football team 6-1, winning 10 consecutive victories and scoring 45 goals, continuing to break the team history record.
The game was held behind closed doors, and the Japanese Football Association officially announced in advance that it would not be made public. In the end, Japan continued to fire on fire, scoring six goals, but the backline was beaten by Jordan in the final moments and did not complete the clean sheet.
This is Japan's final warm-up game before the Asian Cup, and now the squad will travel to Doha, Qatar, to prepare for the first round of group games against Vietnam on January 14, followed by Iraq and Indonesia. With the strength of Japan's strong squad, the group stage is just a walk-in form, and it will be tested when it enters the knockout round.
Japan, which has two sets of international players in Europe, has not only maintained a winning record in the last four games against Asian teams, but also has not conceded a goal, showing super dominance at both offensive and defensive ends, which South Korea, Australia, Iran, these first-class Asian teams have not done, and it is not surprising that they are regarded as the number one favorite to win the Asian Cup.
According to statistics, Japan is the team with the most championships in the history of the Asian Cup, and the last time they won the cup was in 2011, when it was also hosted by Qatar, and the Japanese team hopes to win the championship again after 13 years and continue to be the first king of the Asian Cup.
As the Asian Cup approaches, various football programs are broadcast. Recently, in an Asian Cup** program, former UAE international Faisal Khalil made his own **, thinking that the national football team would qualify second in the group, but was eliminated by Japan in the round of 8, which finally defeated South Korea in the final to win the championship.
In addition to winning the 2024 Asian Cup, the Japanese men's football team also has its own ambitions for the 2026 World Cup.
Last year, Japanese coach Hoichi Moriyasu made more than one public statement, saying: ".To be honest, I was really unhappy to be knocked out by Croatia on penalties, these players could have gone further, I didn't think enough about it, I could have made them play further. Next, in the 2026 World Cup, we will fight for the title
In addition, Mori has set a goal for Japan to become the number one player in the world in football, and to beat World Cup winners such as France and Argentina.
Judging from the current overseas team, it is unlikely that Japan will win the next World Cup, but it is still possible in another 20 years.