In Korea and Japan, baseball is the most popular sport (taiwan as well). However,when world cup time comes everybody is a fan. so... i guess most people are bandwagon fans (plastic fans). Most people don't watch their national team play during WCQ. Basketball is the most popular team sport in China.
I love watching this Japan team. So surprised they held on during the middle of the half when Belgium were pummeling our goal. But actually I think Japan look equally likely to score.
Overall good half. Dealt with some pressure, defended Lukaku reasonably well as a unit. Sakai doing well. Osako needs more hold up play.
Shibasaki was the worst Japanese player in the first half. Shoji, Sakai, Nagatomo, Yoshida solid in the back with Inui and Kagawa being the only players who are able to keep up with Belgians on the offensive side...
Wow......wow......just...........wow! I'm flying back out to Japan tomorrow just to celebrate those goals hahahaha.