The battle against Croatia, who are aiming for the first ever “best eight” in the final World Cup tournament, will start tonight and tomorrow morning (December 6, 2022) at midnight. There was also a fan from Japan who left last night on a bullet trip of “3 days and 0 nights” to support them. TIME predicted the fate of the battle.
Coach Moriyasu said in a press conference the day before the game, “We want to fight with the combined strength of the team.” Yuto Nagatomo (36) said, “We will carve a golden page in the history of Japanese football. I definitely want to beat Croatia and see a new scene together. I want to shout ‘Bravo’ in a loud voice.”
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“Support with a bullet trip” group.
“Sometimes in life…”
The day before yesterday, there were fans going to Qatar at Narita Airport, hoping to see the historic moment of “the first top eight if they win.” A woman in a blue kimono with the Japanese team emblem said, “I (Qatar) went to watch a game, and then flew over on a plane. It’s a bullet.” A man in his 30s who was standing in line at the airport said, “After we won the game yesterday (against Spain), I rushed to look for (tickets).
Fans of countries that did not progress to the final tournament can sell tickets. Believing that Japan had advanced to the finals, there was also a fan who said, “I bought two tickets in advance so I don’t care if I’m 1st or 2nd. It’s great. Shinpei arrived Yamashita (31) the airport in Qatar on the 4th local time.
Croatia finished second in the previous tournament. Last year’s tournament MVP, L., will lead the team. Modric (37). In 2018, he won the Ballon d’Or, which is given to the best player in the world. He has worn the number 10 on his back in the prestigious Real Madrid of Spain. Croatia is a country facing the Adriatic Sea near Italy, known for its blue sea and orange roofs, with a population of around 4 million.
Four matches in the finals tournament were played in the early hours of the 5th Japan time, and the Netherlands (8th in the FIFA rankings) beat the USA (16th) 3-1 to advance to the top 8 first. France (4th) defeated Poland (26th) 3-1, and Argentina (35th) led by Messi (35), which was his last tournament, defeated Australia (38th) 2-1. They will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. England (5th) and Senegal (18th) will face France after England’s 3-0 win.
MC Shinichiro Azumi introduced that he could see the “self-study space” in a building with a cram school and a prep school nearby, and said, “Teenage students who are at their desks until after 8 or 9 o’clock at night I can see the figure. Be careful of the corona and the flu, I’m sure you haven’t watched the World Cup. I think such a period is necessary in life. I hope that everyone can do their best. As someone who has experienced one wave, I hope.”
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