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Chapter 1131 The Enmity Between China and Japan Football

Five hours after the match between China and Australia, another semi-final match between Japan and South Korea ended.

最终日本队和韩国队在九10分钟比赛中战成了1：1平，加时赛双方各入一球，120分钟比赛打成了2：2平，进入了点球决战。

In the penalty shoot-out, the top two players of the Japanese team scored, but the top three penalty shooters of the Korean team all missed the penalty kicks. In the end, the Japanese team eliminated South Korea with a score of 3:0 in the penalty shoot-out.

In this way, the Japanese team will meet the Chinese team in the final.

A repeat of the 2004 Asian Cup final...

After this result came out, the Chinese media and netizens were all boiling.

At this moment, countless people have re-discovered the Asian Cup final seven years ago, and for those who have never seen it before, or who do not understand that final, popular science, the grievances and grievances between Chinese and Japanese football.

In the eyes of the Chinese, this year's Asian Cup will be the best chance for the Chinese team to take revenge.Because our morale is high and our condition is good, and we also have the big weapon of glory, we must ask Little Japan to repay the debts of the year!
Of course, there is also a lot of national sentiment mixed in, because as we all know, in history, China and Japan have had blood feuds.

Although everyone likes to say what keeps politics away from football.

But in practice it never does.

When the Chinese team plays against the Japanese team, it will definitely incorporate a lot of national sentiments into it.Not just football, but basketball, volleyball... and all sports.

Why is competitive sports called "war in an era of peace"?

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The players of the Chinese team who had returned to the hotel from the stadium also knew their opponents in the final immediately.

"Japan!"

"Damn, that's great! You must have a good time with Japan!"

"Although I really want to touch South Korea, Japan is also a very good opponent!"

Everyone was very excited to chat.

Rong Guang saw this scene from the side, and asked Sun Hai strangely: "Why are everyone so happy that the final opponent is Japan?"

"Hey, it's a long story...you know the eight-year war of resistance?"

Rong Guang nodded—this is a household name in China.

"It has something to do with this. Also, we have played against Japan many times in football, and we always lose, whether it is the national team or the club. We have been left farther and farther away by Japanese football, so it is more like winning them... In addition, in the Asian Cup final seven years ago, it was us and them. In the end, we lost to them 1:3 at our own gate. At that time, the Japanese scored a handball... If it wasn't for the handball, I don't think we would have lost to them!"

As soon as Sun Hai mentioned this matter, he was indignant.

He was the only player of this national team to participate in the local Asian Cup in 2004. He was originally a substitute in the final against the Japanese team. Later, when Ali Han needed to strengthen his offense, he was sent to replace winger Yan Song.

However, his playing did not change anything, and the Chinese team still lost the game.

It should be said that the entire Asian Cup was like a thorn in Sun Hai's heart, not just the semi-final.

Because in that Asian Cup, Sun Hai, who was considered one of the most outstanding players in the Chinese team, was put on the bench by Ali Han and missed the start.

Sun Hai always felt that he didn't show any strength at all in that Asian Cup. In the end, he ended the Asian Cup held in China in such a way, and lost the chance to win the Asian championship.

He originally thought that he would never have a chance to get closer to the Asian champion in his life... In the 2007 Asian Cup, although Sun Hai also participated, he was still the main force, but the Chinese team was eliminated in the group stage.After that, he once faded out of the national team.

If Rongguang hadn't joined Manchester City, he might not have been able to participate in this Asian Cup at all.

It's not that following Rongguang, he gained a lot of opportunities to be exposed in front of the media, but because there is such a pervert as Rongguang around him, Sun Hai also forced himself to train hard and maintain his state. He can also participate in high-level competitions as a substitute in Manchester City, which is of great significance to him.

The reason why Gao Hongbo chose to bring him to the Asian Cup is also because he has maintained a good state in Manchester City.So a veteran like Sun Hai was recruited as a special case.

Now that Sun Hai has once again reached the final of the Asian Cup, does he still have a chance to get his hands on this highest honor in Asia?
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Seeing Sun Hai talking, Rong Guang suddenly fell silent, turned to look at him and found that he had fallen into a state of trance.

"Brother Sun?" he called out.

Sun Hai was called back to God by Rong Guang: "Ah, I'm sorry. Anyway, everyone thinks it's best to meet Japan in this final, and it will give us a chance for revenge."

But Rong Guang then asked a question that left Sun Hai speechless: "Is the Japanese team... very strong?"

Sun Hai choked on the saliva and coughed.

Even if Sun Hai and Rong Guang had been teammates in the club for two and a half seasons, he still seemed a little defenseless when Rong Guang suddenly asked such a question...

But if you think about it carefully, maybe only someone like Rong Guang can ask such a question...

Because Rong Guang really knows very little about the football world that surprised him.

After playing football in Europe for so many years, I know a little bit about European football, and I will not ask questions like "Is Real Madrid strong?" "Who is Totti?"... such questions.

But he really doesn't know anything about Asian football.

Even if he came back to participate in the Asian Cup, it does not mean that he knows much about Asian football.

In fact, many times, he doesn't even know the names of the players on the opponent's field he meets in the game.He may not know any of those famous football stars in Asia.

He took the initiative to find the Jordanian goalkeeper to give Shafei an exchange of jerseys because he admired Shafei...

After coughing, Sun Hai began to explain Japanese football to Rongguang.

He started with Rong Guang after he remembered.

At the beginning, the level of Japanese football was considered the lowest in Asia.They only participated in the Asian Cup for the first time in 1988. In addition, before the 1988 Seoul Olympics, their Olympic team had just been eliminated by the Chinese Olympic team and missed the Olympic Games.

At that time, Japanese football was basically beaten by Chinese football, and Chinese football had already suffered from "Koreaphobia".

In the 1988 Asian Cup, Japan only got one draw in four games and failed to score a goal. The remaining three games were lost.

Since then, however, the level of Japanese football has improved.

In the Asian Cup in Japan in 1992, they qualified as the host group with one win and two draws. They not only won the first victory in the history of the Asian Cup, but also entered the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the first time.Japan's opponent in the semifinals is the Chinese team.

But this time at home, the Japanese team eliminated the Chinese team 3:2 and entered the final.In the final, the Japanese team defeated Saudi Arabia, the then traditional Asian overlord, 1:0 and won the first Asian Cup championship.

It was this Asian Cup victory that stimulated the Japanese team. In 1993, the seventh chairman of the Japanese Football Association, Shimada Hideo, took advantage of the Japanese team's victory in the Asian Cup and began to draft the "Japanese Football Centennial Dream", which is commonly known as the "Centennial Plan."After defeating the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, Japan's century-old plan was fully implemented, and the start of the J-League also brought Japanese football into the fast lane.

In the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon, the Japanese team once again defeated the Chinese team 3:2 in the semi-finals to enter the final, and finally defeated Saudi Arabia 1:0 to win the cup, establishing their status as the new overlord in Asia.

In the 2004 Asian Cup, the Japanese team had good luck in the knockout stage and finally reached the final. In the final, they defeated the Chinese team 3:1 and won their third Asian Cup championship.And successfully defended for the first time.

With this victory, the Japanese team, together with the veteran powerhouses Iran and Saudi Arabia, became the team with the most championships in the history of the Asian Cup with three championships.

Japanese football has won championships and victories again and again, and the gap with Chinese football is getting wider and wider.They are no longer the targets of Chinese football, but Chinese football has become the target of Japanese football...

Today's Japanese football has many players playing in the European league. Since the Japanese national team entered the World Cup in 1998, it has never been absent from the finals of each World Cup.In the 2002 local World Cup, it also created the best result in the history of the quarter-finals.

When Chinese fans are still looking forward to the Chinese team being able to enter the World Cup again, they have become a force that cannot be ignored in world football...

"...In short, Japan is very strong, very strong. Although I hate them, I have to admit this-they are the strongest team in Asia!" Sun Hai said with a serious face.

"Asia is the strongest..." Rong Guang murmured, chewing on Sun Hai's words to himself.

Then he clenched his fists violently and nodded vigorously: "Sure enough, he is a good opponent worth defeating!"

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At the Khalifa Stadium, at this time, the stadium has become a sea of ​​joy for the Japanese to celebrate the victory. Japanese fans are singing songs in the stands, and Japanese players are also embracing to celebrate the victory.

Especially when there is a circle of Japanese players gathered in the stadium, it seems that they are celebrating this hard-won victory.

But in fact the Japanese players gathered around were not celebrating victory.

"Everyone, we have finally waited for this opportunity! In the final, let us go all out and defeat Rongguang!"

The captain of the team Makoto Hasebe looked at his teammates and said seriously.

Shinji Kagawa, Keisuke Honda, Yuto Nagatomo, Yasuhito Endo and other Japanese national team players all nodded vigorously.

"Let's tell everyone that Rong Guang is not invincible!"

(End of this chapter)