At the Tokyo Olympics, the Japan national football team will win the bronze medal for the first time in 53 years, and will face Mexico in the 3rd place playoff in Saitama City from 6 pm.
The match start time is 2 hours ahead of schedule
The Japanese national soccer team has won the bronze medal at the 1968 Mexico tournament, which is the highest result so far, and this tournament will be the first medal in 53 years.
When he played against Mexico in the qualifying league on July 25, he won 2-1 with goals from Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan, but after that he ended up with no points in the quarterfinals and semifinals in two consecutive games. Whether or not the attackers can inspire again is likely to be the key to winning or losing.
In addition, Mexico has scored 14 points, the most among the participating teams in the five games of this tournament, and whether or not it is possible to block the opponent's offensive power centered on captain Maya Yoshida is also a big key.
The match will start at 6 pm, two hours ahead of schedule, due to the change in the soccer women's final time to night.
Actually, the opponent at the time of "copper" 53 years ago was also Mexico
Mexico is a fateful partner for the Japanese national football team at the Olympic Games.
Japan has advanced to the semi-finals twice before this tournament, but both have played against Mexico at milestones.
In the 1968 Mexico tournament, he played against the host country Mexico in the bronze medal, and Kunishige Kamamoto scored two goals in this match, winning 2-0 and winning the bronze medal.
This is the best result at the Japanese Olympics.
The 3rd place playoff of the Tokyo Olympics was the same, and now Japan will play against Mexico as the host country.
In addition, Captain Maya Yoshida and Hiroki Sakai, who played against Mexico in the semi-finals of the 2012 London Games and are also members of the overage frame, participated in this tournament.
Japan took the lead in the first half, but after that they lost 3 points and lost the game and missed the final.
Mexico defeated Brazil in the final to win their first gold medal, but Japan, who went to the bronze medal match, lost to South Korea and did not win the medal.
In addition, Ryota Nishimura is enrolled as a coach in the Mexico national team of this tournament, supporting coach Jaime Lozano.
Mexico, which has participated in three consecutive tournaments, will be "gold" at the 2012 London Games
Mexico has participated in the 12th consecutive tournament and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Games.
Mexico entered the same group as Japan in the qualifying league this year, and although they lost to Japan, they broke through the qualifying in 2nd place in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss.
In the quarter-finals, they beat South Korea 6-3, but in the semi-finals they lost to Brazil after a penalty kick.
In this tournament, the offensive team is doing well with 14 points in 5 games, marking the highest score among the 16 participating teams.
There are five players who have scored two or more points, including Henry Martin, the center forward of the overage frame who has scored three points in this tournament, and caution is required for attacks that aim for points astutely. ..
The average ball control rate of the team is 49%, which is not the most time to hold the ball and take the initiative, but 34 out of 59 shots in this tournament are in the frame. You can see that he is threatening the opponent's goal with an accurate shot even with a small chance.
In Japan, captain Maya Yoshida and fast-growing goalkeeper Kosei Tani showed a stable defense, with 2 goals in 5 games, the smallest goal among the participating teams.
The qualifying league match against Mexico was injured on the left ankle, and the semi-final match against Spain is expected to allow Takehiro Tomiyasu, who was unable to participate due to cumulative warnings, to return. It will be the key.
In Mexico, 36-year-old Guillermo Ochoa, an experienced goalkeeper who also played an active part in the World Cup, will defend the goal.
In the qualifying league match against Mexico, Takefusa Kubo's first goal and Ritsu Doan's penalty kick allowed him to score two goals from Ochoa.
However, from the first match on July 22nd, a series of battles continued on the 2nd of the middle, and while Kubo and Doan's two signboards seemed tired, the quarterfinals and the semifinals scored no points in two consecutive games, and the domestic team It is necessary to inspire the offensive team, including the forward team and the players who are replaced on the way.