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As expected Japan team failed to deliver. Socceroos beat the Samurai. Japan did exceptionally well in the set play for the first 20-30 mins though most of the time the ball was on their side. Australia could not find their rhythm to convert opportunities to goals.
Nakamura then got a lucky goal which seems to be a foul. Anyhow Japan went for the half time with 1-0 lead. The Japanese commentators went crazy stating that they can win the match with a good margin. Once the second half play started, the commentator unveiled that Zico has adviced his players to play a game to protect their lead. There were few good shots by Fukunishi but the Japanese strikers are no good in their middle shoot. Hiddink sent in Cahill and another guy and they changed the game. I expected a draw should be good for Japan and Australia though Japanese soccer experts predicted a 3-0 to 2-1 win. Things started going wrong for Japan and they ran out of steam. After Cahill made the match tieing game, I expected Japan to atleast try for a draw. But Japanese defenders have no idea of what they are doing and they allowed 2 silly goals.
Japan is a better team in terms of skills but they lacked power play.
It is very sad for Zico that players like Nakamura started criticizing the coach during the mid of the tournament. Croatia is a much tougher side and I think Japan have to really do well to settle for a win or a draw
日本チームへ：気持ちを切り替えてかんばってください。
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