This Sunday (at 1 p.m.), Japan faces Argentina in a decisive match, the winner of which will go to the quarter-finals. A meeting that the Brave Blossoms approach with extreme motivation.
“It was the players who led the training rather than the coaches. This week it was Keita Inagaki. He referred to this match as “Samurai Time.” Once the katana (Japanese sword, Editor’s note) is out, it’s life and death. We must bring our katana down on the opponent to defeat him. These words about the state of mind are more important than the game plan at the moment,” revealed Yuichiro Fujii, the manager of the Japan team.