Almost the whole country was already up at four in the morning Tokyo time when referee Mr. Gomes signaled the start of this Japan-Spain panting. The day before, on the television news, office workers proudly showed their sleeping bags brought to their workplace, ready for a trip to the end of the night. This Friday...
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Luis Enrique (Spain coach) after the loss to Japan: “I’m not happy at all”
Luis Enrique (Spain coach after loss to Japan, 1-2): “In football, there are no good or bad sides. There is only merit. I am not happy at all. We qualified, but I wanted to do it by being first and winning. But in five minutes (three) they scored two goals for us, in ten minutes...
Takefusa Kubo after Japan’s qualification for the round of 16: “Hope is free”
Takefusa Kubo (Japan attacking midfielder, Spain won 2-1 and qualified for the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup): “There’s us, Australia, Saudi Arabia came very close to qualifying… don’t underestimate Asia. This victory against a great selection like Spain, no one expected it. We hope that the historic night will be that of...
Against Japan, Spain will not make calculations
All it takes is a draw Spain to ensure their qualification in the round of 16, but don’t tell Luis Enrique. The Spanish coach does not want to know anything about the classification of the group, and he will play to win, especially as the trap is possible, for La Roja: “Imagine that we calculate,...