Zack Japan revisited

Last week, I made a prediction about Japan's match with Argentina, suggesting that the chances of a Japan victory were very slim. Japan surprised nearly everyone by winning 1-0 and by looking just as good as Argentina for most of the match. Of course, flying over to Japan to play a match is very tough is Argentina's players; perhaps Japan would not have won if the match had been in Argentina. But Japan has played Argentina several times before, both at home and away, and Japan had never won until this match. I think Japan has progressed immensely.

The following game was a special one, as it was against Korea, and Japan has a poor record against Korea. Japan was unable to win, but I felt that a draw away was again symbolic of the team's progress.