Japanese soccer suffered humiliation again in the return match against Germany, the ‘tank corps’, and envied Korean soccer, which has not won in five games since the launch of Klinsmann.

The Japanese national soccer team, led by coach Hajime Moriyasu, won 4-1 against Germany in a friendly match held at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany on the 10th (Korean time). Hansi Flick, coach of the German national team, was suddenly fired due to the defeat.

The Japanese national soccer team, led by coach Hajime Moriyasu, won 4-1 against Germany in a friendly match held at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany on the 10th (Korean time). (yunhap news)안전놀이터

Japan, who defeated Germany 2-1 in Group E of the FIFA Qatar World Cup last November, scored a whopping four goals to win the ‘return match’ after 10 months. Japan received a record of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in 5 games played this year, including 3 consecutive wins in recent A matches. This is an excellent record compared to Korea, which has been competing with Japan for the position of ‘Asia’s leader’, and has gone 5 consecutive games without a win (3 draws and 2 losses) since coach Jurgen Klinsmann took office.

Korea, led by coach Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany), drew 0-0 in a friendly match with Wales (35th) held in Cardiff, Wales, England on the 8th. Coach Klinsmann, who took charge of the Korean national soccer team in February of this year, has failed to win a single game with 3 draws and 2 losses in the five games since then, disappointing fans.

Since the Korea Football Association introduced the national team full-time coach system in 1992, Coach Klinsmann is the first coach without a win in five games since taking office. Therefore, for Coach Klinsmann, the game against Saudi Arabia on the 13th is a must-win game.

However, Korea’s next opponent, Saudi Arabia, recently lost 1-3 in a friendly match against Costa Rica.

Saudi Arabia recently appointed former Italian national team coach Roberto Mancini (Italy), and the game against Costa Rica was Mancini’s debut as coach. Coach Mancini is the leader who led Italy to victory at the 2020 European Championship.

In some ways, Saudi Arabia’s 1-3 loss to Costa Rica was a more burdensome result for Coach Klinsmann. This is because if he fails to win against Saudi Arabia, his position will inevitably become narrower. St. James’ Park, where the Korea-Saudi Arabia match is held, is the home stadium of Newcastle in the English Premier League, owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

The Korean national soccer team traveled to Newcastle, England, the ‘stage of the final match’, on a chartered flight provided by Saudi Arabia, the opponent for the second game.