On the evening of February 3, a strong dialogue in the men's football Asian Cup ended. In the quarterfinals, Japan failed to reach the semifinals with a 1:2 defeat to Iran.
In this match, the strong Japanese men's football team was the first to control the pace of the game. In the 28th minute, Hidemasa Morita's precise shot caused chaos in the opponent's penalty area and successfully scored to give Japan a 1-0 lead.
After a midfield tackle, Iran equalized with an easy push from Mohebi.
In the ensuing game, the Iranian team gradually grasped the initiative of the game. In stoppage time, Japan's Itakura fouled in the box gave Iran a penalty. Jahan scored the ball solidly as Iran took the lead 2-1 and secured a last-minute victory.
In this match, Japan had a better possession than Iran, but had significantly fewer shots on goal.
In this Asian Cup, the Japanese team led by Moriyah has always been the favorite to win the championship, and from this lineup, it is a pure "European mechanized force", which also represents the determination of this Japanese team.
Among them are Brighton's Kaoru Sanzhan, Arsenal's Kenhiro Tomiyasu, Real Sociedad's Kenei Kubo, Stuttgart's Yoki Ito, as well as Ritsu Doan, Dairan Maeda, Takumi Minamino and so on.
But the performance of the Japanese team is indeed indescribable, losing 1 2 to Iraq in the group stage, causing an upset, and allowing Vietnam to score two goals, the back line and the goalkeeper's performance is not very consistent.
Before the quarter-finals, Japan's star Jun Ito withdrew from the national team due to a scandal, and his departure proved to be a big problem for this Japan.
No one expected that the Japanese team would fall at the feet of the West Asian Iron Cavalry, and it seems that East Asia can only look at South Korea.