Daftar Hotel - Loyalty, honor, obedience, and self-sacrifice. That the principles of the spirit of Bushido, which always animates Japanese soldiers in the 19th century. Bushido would also take the Japanese team cruised into the last 16 World Cup in 2010 with avoiding defeat than eleven "Dynamite" Europe, Danish.
Hotel di Bali - Team "Blue Samurai" need only minimal success perdelapan series to qualify for the finals because of a better goal difference than the Danes. If can not win, it would be more impressive. In contrast, Danish should surpass Japan to stay in South Africa.
When comparing both teams and achievements in terms of ratings, people easily look at Japan with one eye. Danish? 1992 European championship and World Cup quarter-finalists in 1998 are enough to prove how much this team has a proud history in world and European level, one of the mecca of football.
While the Japanese, they were three times champions of Asia, the continent "third world" of football. At the international level, their best achievement is only the runner-up 2001 Confederations Cup and advanced to the big 16 World Cup in 2002 as the event held at the Japan-South Korea. Danes in FIFA rankings ladder, namely the 36th, also nine levels better than Japan, which is now in 45th position.
Not confused
However, all image, prestige, and popularity of the Danish team that does not make Japan's confused. "We do not need to fear," said Japan's central defender, Yuji Nakazawa. According to Nakazawa, it will more quickly find the Japanese team to look in the FIFA rankings, but from the bottom row of 32 World Cup finalist team in 2010.
North Koreans became the lowest team, which is at number 105. Afterward, the second lowest occupied South Korea (ranked 47th) and Japan (45th).
"Precisely because it was aware of (mediocre ratings), we always fight harder," said Nakazawa, players club Yokohama Marinos.
Japanese team has struggled with a stout and full of sacrifices as they melibas Cameroon, 1-0, in Group E. The initial action In the following match against a strong team of Dutch, Japanese only lost 0-1. Japan coach Takeshi Okada praised the players care that appeared without the fear of facing the team "Orange".
Bushido-style game full of sacrifices that reason, Japan would be demonstrated at the Danish minister at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, on Friday (6/25/2010) early morning hrs.
"I think this game is important for both teams. To win the crucial party, we need something outside the business tactics of the game. I want the players to compete with the mental excellence," said Okada, who previously trained Yokohama Marinos.
Okada recipe for facing a team with superior posture has been expressed before the players since the game against Cameroon.
"We know Cameroon are physically stronger and that was proven (when the game versus them). However, our players have a strong motivation to play well," he said.
Bendtner became the mainstay
Danes would put Arsenal striker, Nicklas Bendtner, as a pledge to break the team goal "Samurai Blue". Bendtner Dynamite team created the first goal when they beat Cameroon, 2-1, although previously left behind one goal first.
Danish coach Morten Olsen dismissed the notion that teams charge trouble breaking into the opposing goal. "Some observers believe we have a problem in scoring. However, I reject the opinion that," said Olsen, a former Danish national team midfielder.
"We know what we should do. If you pass (to the World Cup finals) of the group who filled in Sweden and Portugal, you are including a good team," Olsen said again.
Danish never beat Japan with a score of 3-2 in a friendly in Copenhagen, July 1971. Note that the Danes will be repeated at the match in Rustenburg. They are fully aware that only victory would take them to 16 large.
Jan Mølby, former Danish central defender, also considered, the Danish capital has a quality game, which made their victory over Cameroon. In his commentary on BBC Sport, Mølby said, "I think the Danes are the techniques and tactics slightly better than in Cameroon."
However, technical excellence and tactics, once again, no guarantee they'll surpass Japan. For, Samurai Blue, outside the concept of tactics in the field, will play with loyalty to country, honor, obedience, and self-sacrifice. (ADI PRINANTYO / Compass print)
Data and statistics on the game:
The expected composition of players:
Danish (4-2-3-1): Sorensen; Jacobsen, Kroldup, Agger, S Poulsen, C Poulsen, Jorgensen; Rommedahl, Tomasson, Gronkjaer; Bendtner
Japan (4-1-4-1): Kawashima; Komano, Tanaka, Nakazawa, Nagatomo, Abe; Matsui, Endo, Hasebe, Okubo; Honda
Danish last five games:
27-05-2010: Danish 2-0 Senegal
01-06-2010: Australia 1-0 Danish
05-06-2010: South Africa 1-0 Danish
14-06-2010: Danish Dutch 2-0 (World Cup)
19-06-2010: Danish Cameroon 1-2 (World Cup)
Japan last five games:
24-05-2010: Japan 0-2 South Korea
30-05-2010: Japan 1-2 England
04-06-2010: Japan 0-2 Ivory Coast
14-06-2010: Japan 1-0 Cameroon (World Cup)
19-06-2010: Netherlands 1-0 Japan (World Cup)