Japan players were inspired by Saudi Arabia’s win over Argentina
Mitoma and Kubo claim that Japan were inspired by Saudi Arabia’s victory over Argentina as they themselves prepared to face Germany
Asian teams once again stun the world as Japan beats
Germanyin what was a thrilling match. Despite controlling much of the game, Die Mannschaft fell to Asano and Doan goals, both of whom play in the German Bundesliga. And now it is revealed that their win was inspired by how Saudi Arabia conducted themselves against title contenders Argentina.
Speaking to the reporters after the match, Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma said:
"This moment was unbelievable for the team and for me. We watched Saudi Arabia against Argentina. They won that game and we thought we could have a great game here. It inspired me and the team a lot.”
Real Sociedad winger Takefua Kubo echoed Mitoma’s sentiments by saying:
“We were going for our training session and we watched it on the team coach - their victory inspired us! We are happy for [Saudi Arabia] and I heard there is a public holiday there today so maybe today, it happens in Japan!”.
’s win makes the toughest group in the World Cup even tougher as they now are second behind Spain who thrashed Costa Rica 7-0. Germany must now get a win against Spain to even be in contention for qualifying in the next round.
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