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It will be a low-scoring game. Japan will hold off Colombia successfully in the first half but individual brilliance will bring Colombia the three points with a single goal.
No he had muscle fatigue but he's been training again since 2 days ago; media just like to stir up shit.
Yup. Reports suggest James will not start. To the Colombian supporters.. how much does this affect the team? He is obviously an important piece.. but, will it affect your team negatively to the point you wouldnt feel confident in his replacement?
Loving the WC2018 but i'm a real soccer novice. But surely tonight Colombia simply beat Japan. World ranking Colombia (16) Japan (61)
TIGER, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And what shoulder and what art Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand and what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? What dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears, And water'd heaven with their tears, Did He smile His work to see? Did He who made the lamb make thee? Tiger, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? (This is your moment Falcao. Lead this team to victories.)
Are Japan a good chance tonight? Are they an attacking team or try to rely on defence and counterattacking? Any players from both teams i should watch for?
Japan's strength is the collective gameplay. They do have players that can make a difference (shinji kagawa and keisuke honda are my favorites because they're more technical and can make a difference, but other japanase whose names I don't remember right now are more effective in front of the goal). That being said, again, Japan is strong when they play as a team, but even so they have rarely gotten notable results against strong teams. I can't explain exactly why they've never gotten results cause they have been pretty constant at every WC so far. It's one of the footballing mysteries for me... Their style? Hmm.. I can't say for sure. They are decent on the counters, but they're also good at keeping possession (they don't blast long balls like the Brits do for example). They're not particularly impressive in any area, they just have a bit of everything (counters, creativity, efficiency... just not enough to grant them results, like I said...) As for Colombia... I don't know what to say. I'm familiar with most of their players (I know their names, and I've watched some of them play), but other than that I can't tell how they play, or which are their best players because I'm not updated on their gameplan and gameplay One thing I can say for sure is that James Rodriguez (a playmaker) and Radamel Falcao (striker) are their best players, but I think James Rodriguez won't play in this game. That's what I've heard, I'm not sure if it's true
why is colombia playing in white shorts, while their home kit has a marine short and the away kit has a orange one?
I saw some Japan qualifiers and I see their strength as sharp, quick and creative midfield play. At times they can play like Spain or Brazil. But it all falls apart in front of goal. They have no pure finisher. They need to create 10 clear chances to score one goal. That will simply not be enough at this level. This is a group where Colombia, Senegal and Poland all have good defenses that will not give you many chances. Japan needs someone to rise to the occasion and make a difference inside the box.
No one can play like spain or brazil, but I get your point. Also, they do have clinical finishers but I can't remember their names right now.... Wait! Okazaki is one of them but he's not playing, and there's one more whose name is slipping me... Also, Colombia's defense doesn't impress me much. I still think Japan will score easily in this game... but so will Colombia