Xinhua News Agency, Doha, December 5 (Reporter Liu Wei, Zheng Xin) Japanese coach senbao said at the post-match press conference on the 5th that it was heartbreaking that the Japanese team lost to Croatia in the penalty kick war, however, the team’s performance in this World Cup has proved that Japanese football has entered a new era.
In the top 16 match with the last World Cup runner-up Croatia, the Japanese team won 1:1 draw with their opponents in 120 minutes. In the penalty kick war, the Japanese team was defeated by the Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic in three penalty kick.
Senbaoyi said: “Looking at today’s game as a whole, we have created many opportunities and have the opportunity to win. In overtime, the last pass in front of the door was always destroyed. If we can’t win the penalty kick war, we must accept the fact. We want to win, unfortunately, the result has already been produced, but this cannot erase the players’ efforts.”
Sencuoyi believes that the defeat of the Japanese team in the penalty kick war was not that the players could not bear the pressure, but that Livakovic was excellent. “My players played very bravely in 120 minutes, and they were also brave to stand on the free throw point.”
“We failed to go further on the basis of the top 16 and made a historic breakthrough, but we defeated Germany and Spain in the group match. We can compete with the world champions and beat them. The performance of the players proves that Japanese football has entered a new era. We should make good use of the frustration brought by this penalty kick war so as to win the future competition.”
Senbao said that although the Japanese team lost the halberd in the World Cup 16 for the fourth time, the team had important gains. “Step by step, no one can become a superhero at once. The players have become more confident in the World Cup, and the Japanese team has proved that they can achieve good results in the World Cup. Japanese football will continue to grow.”
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