The Japanese team could not fulfill their goal of winning the 2023 Asian Cup championship. They were eliminated from the tournament in the quarterfinals after losing to Iran. Immediately after the tournament, the Federation football Japan (JFA) held a technical committee meeting to make a final decision on the future of coach Hajime Moriyasu. p>
Finally, JFA officials decided intends to continue to put faith in coach Hajime Moriyasu. JFA President Sorimachi said: “I heard both positive and harsh voices from the committee members. In the end, we reached a consensus that we will continue to trust coach Hajime Moriyasu. The team needs support.” support the team to conquer the next goal in the qualifying round World Cup 2026″.
Before the 2023 Asian Cup, the Japanese team performed extremely impressively, winning 10 consecutive wins scoring 4 4 goals per match. In which they won many opponents such as Germany and Turkey…
However, it seems that the Rising Sun team did not reach the low point of performance in the 2023 Asian Cup. In which, conceding two goals goal in the match against Vietnam team signals the instability of the “Green Samurai”.
After that, Japan unexpectedly lost to their underdog opponent, Iraq, causing them to only rank 2nd in Group D. In the 1/8 round, coach Hajime Moriyasu’s army defeated Bahrain, but they collapsed against Iran in the last minutes of the quarterfinals.
During the tournament, the Japanese team was caught up in an unnecessary controversy when Junya Ito was accused of sexual assault. Talking about this, President Sorimachi said: “We are waiting for the results of the investigation. No matter what, we will still comply.”
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