The Japanese national team (17th place), who faced the Mexico national team (13th place in the FIFA rankings) in the US, where the FIFA World Cup (World Cup) will be held in the North and Central America tournament, drew 0-0.

Manager Moriyasu Kazukazu (57) recalled the match, which had an advantage in aggressive battles from the beginning, saying, “I think he had an advantage in duels and ball-side battles in situations, and we were able to create opportunities from that point on, but I think we needed to increase the number of shots more when we were at the end.”

He said that the match against the top opponent in the FIFA rankings was meaningful, saying, “We were able to compete with Mexico at a different intensity than before, and we were able to do a very good strengthening match,” and expressed his enthusiasm for the match against the United States on the 9th (10th Japan time), saying, “We would like to make good preparations as a team again so that we can take on aggressive challenges.”

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