The Japanese national team (17th in the FIFA rankings) were completely defeated by the US national team (15th in the 15th in the international friendly match, 0-2.

This is the first time he has conceded multiple goals without scoring since the match against Tunisia on June 14th, 2022 (0-3). This was the first humiliation in the second Moriyasu game after the FIFA World Cup Qatar tournament from November to December of the same year (excluding the away match against North Korea on March 26, 2024), which was his 34th match.

Japan has completely switched the starting pitchers from the match against Mexico on the 6th, when the team drew 0-0. 38-year-old defender Nagatomo Yuto (FC Tokyo) and others started, and midfielder Mitomo Kaoru (Brighton) and others were introduced in the middle of the second half, but they were unable to counterattack, and the team ended up scoring without scores in the second consecutive game.

The US lost 0-2 to South Korea (23rd place) in the international friendly match on the 6th. From this season onwards, he has given goals to South Korean forward Son Heung-min (Sun Heung-min), who will play for Los Angeles FC in the US professional league MLS, and has lost five consecutive games to a team in the top 25th in the FIFA rankings.

[Japan National Team]Moriyasu Japan loses to the US with a score above the score on the ground… 0-2 without a loss / Details