Why is Japanese Football Advancing?
Why is Japanese football advancing?
Japan is currently one of the football powers in Asia. In fact, the power of football in the state of Sakura has been recognized worldwide. In the FIFA rankings until April 7, 2021, Japan is ranked 28th in the world, specifically among the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) countries. Japan is at the top. Japan has never missed a World Cup since 1998. So what made Japanese football grow so fast?
This is the beginning of a mature plan Mr. Zac, whose goal is to qualify for the 2014 Worlds and finish in at least the top 8 in the Worlds. Ambitious but clear goals, level and measurable. Since JFA arranged Mr. Zac, from the start with a goal to achieve, seemed to be given the freedom to choose his coaching staff, players and playing style, giving him plenty of time to build a team which was 3 years before he qualified, and he continued to strengthen the team until the 2014 World Cup. In total, Mr. Zac worked only 4 years with clear goals.
Goals are gradual and measurable, meaning that everything is achieved in stages and must be measurable. How did JFA and Mr. Zac plan this? The JFA organizes several international matches to build and measure the strength of the squad. Japan is a program regularly held under the banner of the Kirin Cup since 2004, inviting national teams from other countries to play friendly matches. Japan invites a country that is equal to or slightly higher than Japan, a country that may rank above Japan on FIFA but should be able to match or learn from the game. Not Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona or Real Madrid, but teams like Chile, Paraguay, Belgium, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Iceland and Canada, where almost all of their matches were won by Japan.
A victory that slowly raised the ranking and level of Japan's game. Playing experience is important for building a team, building cohesiveness between players, testing game models and testing new players, not only in mouth-to-mouth matches against world stars, watching entertaining matches, let alone playing exchange matches. This is the difference between the friendship between the Japanese national team and our national team, which did not rise from 170th place (the worst in history).
The Fate of the Japanese National Team Before, Now and After.
At the time of writing, Japan is the 27th best Asian team in the FIFA rankings. Japan is considered one of the best Asian teams in the world when it comes to the technical aspects of the game, including first touches, short passes, build-up and defense. Since failing in 1994, Japan has always qualified for the next six World Cups. Japan (6) has only lost to South Korea (10) in World Cup matches. The 2002 World Cup was hosted by Japan and South Korea.
The competition was the first time in history that two countries were held at the same time. Since then, soccer has become increasingly popular in Japan. Their best performance was in the last 16, including their last appearance in Russia 2018. Japan played very well against these world-class players. Shinji Kagawa and co. looked good and dominated to win 2-0 before Roberto Martinez's team finally got back up to beat Japan 3-2. In the Asian Cup Championship, Japan became the most successful team with 4 awards.
The success of the Japanese national team did not come suddenly, but through years of hard work and effort. It has managed to produce great players from quality local competitions and competent training. Not to mention the X-Factors such as work ethic, discipline, mentality and Japanese work culture which are considered extraordinary, even one of the best in the world, further spurring the development of football there.
Known as the mecca of world football, European football has quite a number of Japanese players. Names like Hidetoshi Nakata, Shinji Kagawa, Shunsuke Nakamura, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Okazaki, Yuto Nagatomo, Takumi Minamino, Takefusa Kubo and many other Japanese players with good careers in Europe are increasingly convincing that Japanese football is on its way. Correctly. Given the many factors that have supported Japanese football so far, Samurai Blue has a solid foundation for the dream of winning the World Cup.
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