The confrontation between Japan and Vietnam at the 2024 Asian Cup today (January 14) received the attention of domestic and international public opinion. While mourners on the S-shaped strip of land prayed for a “miracle” to happen to coach Troussier’s team, media from around the world made frank assessments based on the level of each team.
Vietnam national team is completely at the bottom when facing Japan. Photo: VFF.
Specifically, the British newspaper Sports Mole made a prediction about the Japan – Vietnam match and was quoted by Soha:
“The Japanese team will start the Asian Cup campaign with excellent form and have an all-star squad. They can be a challenge to any team in world football.
While all fans love an exciting opening round match, we feel that this won’t be one of them. Blue Samurai will win this match with a possible score of 3-0.”
Besides, India’s Sports Keeda site also gave a similar opinion: “In terms of strength, the Japanese team is completely superior to Vietnam. We predict Japan will win easily with a possible score of 4-1.”
It can be said that the Gold Star Warriors are much lower rated than the Blue Samurai. But this will help the Vietnamese players play with a more comfortable mentality and does not rule out an unexpected result tonight.