Well Done Japan

[Suhari]

Into the last 16.

 

Good team. Technique, movement, passing, teamwork, tempo.

 

Really entertaining.

 

If England could play like that I would be very happy.

[Smirking_Saint]

Cracking free kicks too, Honda is a quality player, great engine on him

[saints_is_the_south]

Very very impressed by them tonight, moved the ball around really well and looked so confident, genuinley looked like scoring every time they went forward.

[Kingsland Codger]

I lived in Japan for a long time (1978 ~ 1994) and was there when the J League first started in 1993 so I'm ****-a-hoop at this success. To get through to the last 16 is a massive achievement and it is truly good for the game that both Japan and South Korea have qualified for the next round. This fully vindicates FIFA for making both countries host nations in 2002.

 

it is all the more pleasing to see them win with some style and to teach us all how to take a free-kick with this lighter ball.

[alpine_saint]

Into the last 16.

 

Good team. Technique, movement, passing, teamwork, tempo.

 

Really entertaining.

 

If England could play like that I would be very happy.

 

Already decided that I will follow Japan and US when we go out to the Krauts or the Argies

[SFKA South Woodford]

Sorry but I can't bring myself to support them. They beat a pretty poor Danish team, admittedly both free kicks were well struck but Sorensen was definetly at fault for the first and possibly the second as well. The Japs were sh*te against the Dutch and really tried to stiffle the game and bring them down to their level, so against a decent side they'll either get tonked or turn the game into a borefest hoping to get lucky on the break.

 

I've been really disappointed by this world cup, as there have been so many 'Japans' just coming to avoid getting beaten, rather than it being a competition to showcase the best players and teams and their abilities, the world cup should be all about flair over function, sadly this one hasn't yet been and with so many ordinary teams left in it, it is very unlikely to be remembered as a great world cup.

[SNSUN]

Good, hardworking team, no standout players, but they know what they have to do to fight. Their firepower is somewhat lacking, so I don't think they'll go far, but should do enough to reach the quarters. Aside from the Netherlands though, that second spot was always up for grabs by any of the teams.