On Thursday, September 5, 2024, the match of the first round of the group stage of the third stage of the 2026 World Cup qualification between the national teams of Japan and China will take place. How will the upcoming match end?
Japan National Team
The Japanese national team showed disastrous results for itself at the Asian Cup, which was held earlier this year, where it reached only the quarterfinal stage, losing to the Iranian national team (1:2). The Japanese looked decent in the second qualifying stage, where they won all six matches in their quartet with a total score of 24:0.
The Chinese national team
The Chinese national team, as expected, did not perform in the best way at the main tournament among the Asian national teams, where it could not overcome the barrier of the group stage. At the second stage of the 2026 World Cup qualification, the Chinese took second place in the standings of their quartet, ahead of the Thai national team only in additional indicators.
Statistics and figures
- The Japanese national team is the clear favorite of the match according to bookmakers;
- The Japanese national team has suffered two defeats in the last ten games, having won eight;
- The Chinese national team has won one victory in the last ten games;
- The Japanese national team has not lost for 15 full-time matches.
Forecast
I think that the home team should achieve a confident victory in the upcoming match, and it will be devastating, since they need to collect statistics. Prediction: the victory of the Japanese national team with a crushing score of 3:0.
