In the match of the 1st round of the group stage of the 2021 World Cup, Paraguay and Japan will meet. On whose side will luck turn out to be?
Paraguay
Paraguay has very confidently passed the qualification stage of the 2021 World Cup, having suffered two defeats in six matches. At first, the Paraguayans coped with the group stage, winning three victories with one loss, and then added a win and a loss in the playoffs. In the semifinals, they lost 3-4 to the Uruguayans, and in the match for the final third place they coped with the Colombian national team, sending four goals to its gates with two conceded.
Japan
After the 2019 World Cup, the Japanese national team did not perform, both in official games and in friendly ones. As for the extreme results and the last world championship, the Japanese were close to the medals, but did not get to them - they lost in the match for the third place to the Russian national team with a score of 4-5. It is worth noting that Japan finished the tournament with two defeats in a row - in the semifinals and in the confrontation for the third place, but before that it won four victories in four matches.
Statistics and figures:
- Paraguay won in one of the previous three games;
- Japan has lost in the last two matches;
- Japan won against Paraguay in both head-to-head confrontations.
Forecast
Japan is very successful in the group stages of the World Championships, and faces problems in the late stages, starting with the semifinals. However, Japan has not played for about two years, and Paraguay is in a game tone, because a little more than a month ago it played in the qualifying stage. Definitely teamwork will come to the fore, and it is now better for the Paraguayans, who should use it and win the first victory.
