Belgium vs Japan: Contrast contrast

Belgium and Japan are completely contradictory teams, from the reputation, strategic direction to the play. While Belgium relies on the ability of the stars to shine, the power of Japan is built on a collective basis.
Belgium vs Japan: Contrast contrast
World Cup 2018 broadcast schedule

Individual confrontation collective
Probably not need to analyze further Belgium now owns a quality player lineup. Names such as Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin de Bruyne ... have replaced everything. It is worth mentioning that Belgium has not only many stars but also equally equally. Their lines have the presence of great players. Not only that, their reserve team also makes other teams crave. Michy Batshuayi or Mousa Dembele are indispensable players at the big clubs like Dortmund or Tottenham. But when they return to Belgium, they have to play reserve.

If only look at the list of players, Belgium completely outstripped Japan, their opponents in the first round. Japan football is no longer big names as before. Generation Keisuke Honda, Shinji Okazaki, Makoto Hasebe, Yuto Nagatomo ... are on the other side of the career. However, Japan has made this surprise to another surprise to advance to the 1/8 round. The secret to making Japan's strength lies in the collective spirit.

The connection between the positions in the Japanese team is huge. They often support each other, helping Japan to cope with strong opponents. In the first two matches in the group stage, the team of the country's rising sun was playing hard, scoring the decisive goal at the end of the match. It is the collective spirit and solidarity that brought Japan to the 16th round of the 2018 World Cup.

The power of spirit
Although Belgium has many top stars in the world, the Japanese players are not afraid of opponents. Midfielder Maya Yoshida, who has been linked for several years with the Premier League players, believes Japan has a way of counteracting the opposition.



"On a personal level, Belgium is a lot bigger than us. Hazard and De Bruyne are among the top stars in the world. But as a team, we think Japan is not in the least. Solidarity can make a big difference, increasing collective strength. We are a well-coordinated and well-organized team, "Yoshida said.

Since the start of the 2018 World Cup, Japan has always been weaker than its opponents. But they beat Colombia, wading their way to a 1-0 win over Senegal. All of these accomplishments partly reflected the remarkable mental strength of Japanese football.

Meanwhile, Belgium has never been appreciated in collective strength. The lack of interest between French-speaking and Dutch-speaking players in Belgium has been a matter of the press. In previous major tournaments such as the 2014 World Cup or EURO 2016, the current players have been unable to help Belgium.

Step into the round of 1/8, Belgium is higher than opponents. But after the game tonight, maybe Belgium will learn a lot from the collective spirit of Japan.

3 - Belgium is one of three teams to win all three rounds. The other two teams are Uruguay and Croatia.

He hit most goals
They have 22 times to hit the opponent, more than the team behind Germany (20) and Brazil (19). In particular, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Michy Batshuayi and Yannick Carrasco are all aiming to hit the opponent.