Japan has played in the World Cup seven times and had the worst signing in 2022

The surprise Asian team at the Qatar World Cup was Japan. No, because Japan won the group stage against Germany and Spain. It’s fair to say that even in an overall ranking of World Cup history, these two matches would be on the list. It is not easy to win against one strong team, but Japan won two at once. You have to feel the power of a miracle. In the end, Japan qualified as group winners, something no one would have believed before the World Cup.

In early April 2022, Qatar World Cup draw results came out, facing Germany and Spain’s sandwiched, Japan coach Boichi Morimoto smiling. You know, Japan has a history of good luck, but this time it is bad. With teams like Germany and Spain, it’s tough to get one, but two at once? Serie A table.Japan have played in seven World Cups so far, and Qatar 2022 is arguably their worst ever.

So, which was the second worst?

As I said before, Japan’s World Cup fortunes have generally been good, especially in the 2014 and 2015 World Cups, when they did not meet any of the world’s top teams in the group stage. Then there was the 2002 World Cup, when Japan was the host nation and got a seed, and they drew Belgium, Russia and Tunisia, all far from strong teams.

Therefore, focus on 98,06,10 three World Cups.

In each of the three World Cups, Japan faced one of the world’s top teams in the group stage: Argentina in’98, Brazil in’ 06 and the Netherlands in’10. In terms of results, of course, the Netherlands is the best in 10 years, after all, to reach the final; Argentina in 1998 and Brazil in 2006 both failed to reach the final eight. But in terms of sheer strength and face, Argentina ’98 and Brazil’ 06 were both great champions, with a star-studded team, and they were the favorites to win. So for Japan, ’98 and’ 06 were a little more difficult.

And, even if it is better than the next best team in the three groups, the ’10 World Cup is not dominant. Denmark in 10 years is no match for Croatia in 98 years.

So let’s go straight to ’98 and’ 06.

Argentina in’98 and Brazil in’ 06, about the same tonnage. However, Brazil in 2006 is a little older, although Ronalda Ronaldo and Kaka are the same age, but Ronalda, the double card, is obviously aging, which makes the Brazilian team more or less overrated. Argentina, who played two classic attacking matches against England and Holland, seem to be more capable.

Then we look at the other two opponents in both groups. Jamaica ’98 wasn’t strong, but Japan didn’t have much advantage over them, and they even lost to them. Croatia ’98 was a great team, not just because they finished third, but because they had a good squad, with Suk, Boban and others who were good enough to keep them at the top level.

Croatia, too, did much worse in 2006. If Croatia were one of Europe’s top teams in 1998, they would be one of Europe’s second-tier teams in 2006. The final draw against Japan was 0-0, which also confirmed their mediocrity.

As for Australia in 2006, it was a golden generation, and it eliminated Uruguay in the play-offs. But in terms of power, they are not superior to Japan. The classic comeback game, in which Japan led for a long time and eventually conceded three goals in eight minutes, was a rare event and did not prove that Australia was better than Japan.

So, with the exception of 2022, Japan’s worst World Cup signing is probably ’98. From that point of view, their three-game losing streak is understandable.

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