On the evening of the 19th, in the focus of the World Cup Finals Asian Group C, the Chinese national team suffered a 1-3 defeat at home, facing Japan's fierce attack, the national football team, although the overall performance has improved, but compared with the last cycle of the debacle, there is still a small gap.
China's top striker Wu Lei was unable to play due to injury, with Zhang Yuning joining the ranks of the injured, and Lin Liangming and Wei Shihao forced to fill in. Japan, on the other hand, have fine-tuned their lineup, with Takumi Minamino and Kokawa Kouki partnering in attack, and Sando Lavender being temporarily withdrawn from the lineup.
With the home advantage, China started the game with an exchange of blows, however, Japan broke the deadlock first in the 39th minute with a corner kick from Kokawa Kouki, 0-1. In the five minutes of the second half extra time, Japan extended their lead again with a corner kick, 2-0.
In the second half of the match, the Chinese team launched an all-out counterattack and a subtle combination tore through the Japanese defense, and in the 48th minute, Lin Liangming completed a shot in the penalty area to make the score 1-2, which, according to statistics, was the first time that the Chinese national team had broken through the door of the Japanese team in the past five years.
Just six minutes later, Japan struck again when Junya Ito sent in a pinpoint cross from the right, which was easily headed into the empty net by Aoki Ogawa to make it 3-1, and with the win, Japan took all three points and consolidated their lead in the group.
