The Japanese national team (17th in the FIFA rankings) drew with the Mexico national team (13th in the FIFA rankings).

The match took place in the US, where the 2016 FIFA World Cup (World Cup) North and Central America Tournament was held, but Japan created many opportunities, but ended up with a scoreless draw.

Captain Endo Kou (32, Liverpool), who played the full game, felt a certain degree of satisfaction in the match against a talented country. “We had been trying to keep taking action and putting pressure on ourselves for 90 minutes, and we wanted to continue taking action and putting pressure on them, so I think the first half was pretty good. If we could score at the end, it would have been an ideal game development, but with the opponents' strong strength, we were able to push ourselves firmly without losing, and we were able to create a scene where we had the last chance, so I would like to appreciate that.”

In preparation for the US national team (15th place), which is scheduled for the 9th (10th Japan time), he expressed his desire to compete with the goal of balancing the content and results, saying, “I'm a two-day junior high school student, so I want to make good preparations, and next time I'll show a match like today and do my best to score points and win.”

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