Japan fell short in the round of 16 when they shot each other 12 yards. After the game, the mixed interview area was filled with more than 60 Japanese reporters who came to do the last interview for the Japanese team this year. Maya Yoshida, Kaoru Misaki, Junya Ito and many other Japanese international players stopped to answer questions from the reporters present, their eyes were red and they wiped their eyes and noses frequently; During the interview area, he didn’t say a word, even ignoring the Japanese media’s questions, and left quickly.
However, Japan’s performance in this game has been recognized by the opponents. For example, Bonaparte, the left-hander of Croatia, took the initiative to pat the shoulder and offer to shake hands when he passed by Junya Ito, the right-winger who often competes in the game, during the interview channel; the 37-year-old midfielder Modili and the backbone Loveyun also praised Japan for showing quality and proving why it can beat Germany and Spain. Mo Dili specially switched to English to answer the Japanese media, and also extended his thumb to “like it”, “This game is really a tough game. In the end, we shot each other 12 yards. We can advance only because we show more confidence, but Japan is a good team. , Congratulations to them for everything they did this year.” Luo Fuyun also said that this game is one of the most difficult games he has faced since he played in the World Cup, but the experience of the two sides caused the difference. We communicated before the game and revealed that we would send text messages to express condolences to each other.
In recent years, Japan has continued to lose international players in Europe. When hosting the World Cup in 2002, only 4 players left. In 2014 and the last year, the number has increased to 12 and 15. Now the 26-man team has as many as 19. Brigade in Europe. From the fact that Hiroshi Endo and Aoshi Tanaka, who play for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga clubs respectively, can answer questions from foreign media in fluent English without needing an interpreter, it can be seen from various details that Japanese football has developed in the right direction.