Soccer World Cup North and Central America Tournament Japan vs. Sweden begins, advance to final T

The North and Central American Soccer World Cup, which is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, was held on the 25th (26th Japan time), the 15th day of the tournament, and the third match of Group F, the match between Japan and Sweden, began.

Depending on the results of the other groups, even if Japan loses to Sweden, if the difference is within 5 points, they will advance to the final tournament.

After 2 matches in the group stage, Japan is in 2nd place in Group F with 4 points, 1 win and 1 draw. In this tournament, in addition to the top two teams, the top eight teams from the third place in each group will also advance to the final tournament.

If they finish first in Group F, they will face Group C second place Morocco (29th, 30th Japan time, 10am), and if Group F 2nd place, they will play Group C first place Brazil (29th, 30th Japan time 2am) in the first round of the final tournament.

Three players were changed from the match against Tunisia, with Yusei Sugawara, Ayumu Seko, and Daenen Maeda starting. Junya Ito, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Kaishu Sano, who started against Tunisia, started on the bench.

22nd minute of the first half, Daizen Maeda takes a header.

In the 22nd minute of the first half, Daizen Maeda met a cross from the left side with a header, but it missed the target. After that, it was time for drinking water. Up until now, there has been a steady progression of developments.

15 minutes of the first half, attack centered on Doan and Maeda

Until around the 15th minute of the first half, Ritsu Doan was moving around freely and creating the shape of the attack. Daizen Maeda's speed also poses a threat to opponents.

Netherlands-Tunisia

In the Netherlands-Tunisia match, the Netherlands scored their second goal within the first 10 minutes.

5 minutes into the first half, Sweden's first shot

Sweden took the first shot of the match, but goalkeeper Ayane Suzuki saved it.

Netherlands-Tunisia

In the match between the Netherlands and Tunisia, which was being played at the same time as the Japan match, the Netherlands scored the first goal early on.

Kickoff in the first half with Swedish ball

The first half began with a Swedish ball kickoff. They were attacked from the start of the match and had a series of corner kicks, but they defended tenaciously.

Sweden has two strong forwards. Isak (Liverpool) and Jokeles (Arsenal) play for the powerhouse teams in the English Premier League. They are a formidable duo that not only has individual breakthrough power, but can also work together to destroy the opponent.

Furthermore, forward Elanga used his speed to get behind the scenes and score a goal to take revenge on the Dutch team, who lost 1-5. For Japan's defense, it looks like the situation will continue and they cannot let their guard down.

Sweden, who have three points after two group stage games, will likely look for a result against Japan. They have shown tenacity on the edge of the ring, going from 2 draws and 4 losses in the European qualifiers to winning two straight in the playoffs and qualifying for the main tournament. Although there is a difference in the world rankings with Japan in 18th place and Sweden in 38th place, Japan cannot let its guard down. It looks like it's going to be a difficult match.