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'Surprised around the world' Day, 7 out of the 8 countries that won the World Cup... "Only Italy is left."" Keep breaking the seal

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Hajime Moriyasu, manager of the Japanese national soccer team. /AFPBBNews=News1
Hajime Moriyasu, manager of the Japanese national soccer team. /AFPBBNews=News1

Japanese soccer has set a "stamp breaking" milestone, beating seven of the eight World Cup winners in history.

Japan's "Nikkan Sports" said on the 1st (Korea Standard Time) that "Japan defeated England 1-0 at Wembley, the 'sacred place of football.'

Japan has now won against seven of the eight World Cup winners. "Japan's gaze, which was praised as 'historic' just for scoring the first goal against England 31 years ago (1-2 loss), is now infinitely close to the world's top stage," he celebrated his victory.

Japan, led by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, beat England 1-0 in an A-match warm-up match at Wembley Stadium in London on the 1st. Japan, which was behind in both ball possession and shooting numbers, won by keeping Kaoru Mitoma's winning goal in the middle of the first half.

With this, Japan won against seven of the eight countries that won the World Cup in history, excluding Italy.

Scenes from the Japan-England game. /AFPBBNews=News1
Scenes from the Japan-England game. /AFPBBNews=News1

In particular, under Moriyasu, he continues his overwhelming unbeaten streak of 5 wins and 1 draw against the World Cup winner. Starting with defeating Germany 2-1 in the group stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, they all did well against Spain (2-1 win), Uruguay (1-1 draw) in March 2023, Germany (4-1 win) in September, and Brazil (3-2 win) in October 2025.

The media said, "The victory over England has now become one of the 'strong and strong defeats' that have become synonymous with Japanese soccer. But this time, the result was a little different," he said.

"Japan came from behind to win against Germany and Spain in the 2022 Qatar World Cup and against Brazil in October last year." be overwhelmed in the first half It was a pattern that pierced the gap in the second half. However, he added, "I held the lead until the end after throwing the first punch."

Meanwhile, Japan showed off its solid strength by winning both consecutive A matches in March even after fighting on the opponent's home turf. They defeated Scotland 1-0 in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 28th of last month. He then beat England at Wembley Stadium, the heart of England, on the 31st.

The image of the Japanese national soccer team. /AFPBBNews=News1
The image of the Japanese national soccer team. /AFPBBNews=News1

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