Japanese soccer 'again' unexpected event, and England's away match won 1-0 following Brazil

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The Japanese national soccer team surprised the world once again. After winning against Brazil last year, he beat England in the enemy territory this time.

Japan, led by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, defeated England 1-0 in the A-match warm-up match held at Wembley Stadium in London on the 1st (Korea time). In the FIFA rankings, Japan is 19th and England is 4th.

On the same day, Japan was heavily behind 30%-70% in ball possession and was greatly inferior to 7-19 in the number of shots, but it won a historic victory by keeping the first goal of Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) until the end of the first half.

Japan beat Brazil 3-2 at home in October last year, and this time, even England, another favorite, made a series of extraordinary events to beat in front of 90,000 spectators, proving why it is attracting attention as a dark horse at this World Cup.

Japan's first goal came in the 23rd minute of the first half. After taking the ball from the Japanese camp, a quick counterattack was launched immediately. Three Japanese strikers dug into the opponent's camp at the same time and sought a chance, and eventually Mitoma finished off Keito Nakamura's ground ball pass. The process of counterattack deployment itself was impressive as well as the finish.

Japan was lucky to hit the post afterwards, but on the contrary, in the 41st minute of the first half, Japanese shots also hit the post, creating a threatening opportunity for additional goals against England.

Japan, which endured England's wave of attacks in the second half, eventually beat England 1-0 in the enemy territory. It is the first time in history that Japan beat England. Japan's soccer team, which had a 1-0 victory over Scotland earlier, finished its away European warm-up match in March with two consecutive wins.

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