"Korea is also the strongest in Asia."→"I've overcome the biased judgment!"...Japan's self-praise for advancing to the U-20 World Cup finals

"Korea is also the strongest in Asia."→"I've overcome the biased judgment!"...Japan's self-praise for advancing to the U-20 World Cup finals

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Japanese media have praised Japan's U-20 national team for advancing to the U-20 World Cup finals. They even claimed that Korea admitted it.

Japan's U-20 national team won the quarterfinals of the 2025 Asian U-20 Asian Cup against Iran 4-3 on the 23rd (Korea time) after an extended blood fight in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Asian U-20 Asian Cup.

This tournament will determine the qualification for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which will be held in September. The top four teams will head to the finals. Japan beat Iran to advance to the semifinals and succeeded in qualifying, while South Korea also won the quarterfinals against Uzbekistan on the same day after a penalty shootout to confirm its advance to the U-20 World Cup.

Unlike Korea, which also includes several players who are active in the K-League, Japan has struggled a lot in this tournament as it was mainly composed of younger players. In the second group match, he was held back by a 2-2 draw against Syria, and in the final match against Korea, he tied the match 1-1 to advance to the quarterfinals as second place in the group.

He struggled from the start against Iran. Reza Gandhipur's left footed shot shook the Japanese net to take the lead in the counterattack at the fifth minute of the first half. However, he did not back down. He counterattacked Iran with continuous attacks. In the 30th minute of the first half, Ogura Kosei's mid-range shot was bound in front of the goal gate and hit the corner of the Iranian goal, turning the game back to square one.

Afterwards, the two teams continued to aim for the opponent's goal until the extra time, but they did not score and entered the penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Iran dropped its head as the first and second kickers missed side by side. On the other hand, Japan raised its arms by making both the first and second successes. Later, Iran laughed at the third kicker, while Japan's Takahashi missed, and the situation seemed to be reversed, but Japan succeeded in advancing to the semifinals with its calmness in both the fourth and fifth kickers.

Along with the victory, he claimed to have overcome the biased judgment of the Middle East. Japan's Abema Times said, "The Japanese national team scored an equalizer without losing to the whistle of the Middle East," adding, "Japan lost a point early, but when you check the scene of the loss, the player's position seems to be offside. However, since there is no VAR review, the score of suspicion was recognized," noting that Japan has overcome the situation where it could have lost due to the biased judgment.

Some Japanese media reported the reaction of Korean fans, even claiming that Korea recognized Japan's ability. Japan's Soccer Digest said, "When the results of Japan and Iran were announced on the Korean website, some fans reacted as follows." It also claimed that "Japan is the strongest in Asia," "Japan is the favorite," and "Japan is actually the winning team here." It is not known whether Korean fans actually responded, but Soccer Digest added, "It was the same as the assessment that Japan's level was high." 메이저사이트

Japan, which boasts Asia's strongest team, is scheduled to play a semifinal match against Australia to advance to the final at Baoan Stadium in Shenzhen, China, on the 26th.