Japan vs Indonesia football review: Classy voice
A draw against Indonesia would see Japan book their place in the Asian Cup round of 16, but the 'Samurai Blues' want more.
Japan's form inAsian Cup 2023not as expected, compared to what they themselves showed with resounding victories in friendly matches.
After coming from behind to beat Vietnam, Japan made many mistakes and lost 1-2 to Iraq in the second match.
These results forced Japan to focus all its efforts on the match with Indonesia in the final round of Group D.
Captain Wataru Endo called on his teammates to have maximum concentration and maintain a serious attitude to avoid possible risks.
A draw at Al Thumama Stadium was enough to help Japan get a ticket to the 1/8 round of the 2023 Asian Cup.
However, that is not the goal of coach Hajime Moriyasu. Japan need to perform at their best to regain confidence for the knockout stage and conquer the championship in Qatar.
This will be a match of class and value of the stars playing in Europe that the "Blue Samurai" possesses.
"The players are all very focused. We are ready for the best match against Indonesia", Coach Moriyasu is optimistic.
Japan's chances of advancing are huge, which means thatIndonesiamust make every effort to compete for a place among the best third-placed teams.
Except for China, which was eliminated, the two third-place teams that qualified for the round of 16 were Syria and Palestine.
Indonesia currently has 3 points with a goal difference of -1. Losing to Japan will make the chances of coach Shin Tae Yong and his team advancing more fragile.
In this case, Indonesia can only pray that Bahrain loses to Jordan, and Oman cannot beat Kyrgyzstan.
Expected lineup:
Japan (4-2-3-1):Maekawa; Sugawara, Itakura, Tomiyasu, H. Ito; Endo, Hatate; J. Ito, Kubo, Minamino; Ueda.
Indonesia (5-4-1):Ernando Ari; Mangkualam, Walsh, Prasetyo, Hubner, Arhan; Sayuri, Jenner, Ferdinan, Sulaeman; Struick.
Asian ratio: Japan handicap 2 3/4
Goal ratio: 3 1/2
Prediction: Japan win 3-0.
