Japan leave it late and Germany’s magnificent seven: World Cup Daily
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Hi, Podfans. Max here. Barry's here too. Hello. We've just watched Sweden beat Tunisia 5-1. Did you enjoy it? Yes, I did. Were you concentrating? No. Okay. Iari scored a couple of great goals. It was a weird offside decision, but we will analyse it in more detail on the podcast tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy this one. Thank you, Barry. Bye. Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. Netherlands and Japan come to life in the second half. The Dutch took the lead twice. Everyone was wondering why the Japanese were hoeing balls into the box against the Orange Giants. And then a goal arose, it flicked off Kamada and it ended 2-2. Curaçao had their moment, equalising and scaring the Germans for a little while.
But then the Germans clicked into gear. Wurz, Musiala, Havertz linked up beautifully, even if the opposition were pretty ragged by the end. Who would ever get beaten 7-1 by Germany at a World Cup? And then Ahmad gives Ivory Coast a late win over Ecuador. Philadelphia are a sea of Ecuadorian yellow. They had the better chances, hit the woodwork three times, but leave with nothing. We'll look ahead to tomorrow's game, including Spain and Belgium getting their campaigns underway, while Iran, the subject of so much off-the-pitch start on it against New Zealand. There's a bagpipe update, your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. On the panel today, Barry Glendening. Welcome. Hello, Max.
What were the highlights of the Netherlands vs. Japan match?
The Guardian US Soccer Editor, Alex Abnos. Hello. Hi, Max. And car park aficionado, Ben Fisher. Nice to see you, Ben. Hi, Max. Nice to see you too. Very excited to see your thoughts on valet parking in the giant cars of Los Angeles. But we won't lead with it, if that's okay, Ben. That's fine with me. OK, let's start then in Group F, along with Sweden, Tunisia. As we said, it's playing after we're recording, so we don't know the score. So our apologies to the Swedes and the Tunisians who listen to this. But the Netherlands too, Japan too.
How did Japan manage to equalize against the Netherlands?
And sort of, Barry, the opposite of Brazil, Morocco, I thought. A pretty cagey first half. And then the second was great.
Yeah, I think the first half of this game, it was topped and tailed by excellent performances by children. Oh, yes. As the camera panned along, the Netherlands mascots during the national anthem, the first little girl in the line flicked double Vs and stuck her tongue out. I thought... If I was singing, if that was my daughter, I'd simultaneously be appalled and really, really proud. And then shortly before halftime, the camera cut to a woman in the crowd who had a small child in her lap and he was fast asleep. And I think... Fair enough. Fair enough, yeah. The Dutch dominated the first half. Daniel Mallon had three pretty good chances that went to waste. Yeah, it wasn't great first half, but the game sparked into life in the second half, certainly.
Virgil van Dijk, who had a kind of Virgil van Dijk-y game in that he's starting to look a bit slow and suspect at the back, but he scored a brilliant header.
Yeah, had to sort of watch it in like a putt. It went so slowly.
Then the Japanese equalised with that Keito Nakamura shot on the turn, which fizzed into the corner. Chrysensia Somerville put the Dutch ahead again, and then the Japanese scored with a brilliant header. Gawa scored, it took a nick off.
What was the significance of Germany's 7-1 victory over Curaçao?
Kamada on its way, and I don't think Kamada knew much about it. But I would say the Japanese would be delighted with that draw. The Dutch will feel they left two points out on the field. And I think it's entirely their own fault. There's a touch of the Liverpools or the Arsenal's about them, the way they just play the ball side to side and in that way.
There's quite a lot of Liverpool in them doing that.
There is, yeah. And that horseshoe passing pattern around the edge of the box to no great effect. And then when they went 2-0 up, Ronald Koeman decided, right, we'll try and hang on to this. He brought on another central defender in Nathan Ake. And Japan duly scored with the header at a set-piece.
Yeah, and actually the commentary, and I was agreeing with completely Alex, were like, why are Japan...
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:24
2
What were the highlights of the Netherlands vs. Japan match?
1:24–1:50
3
How did Japan manage to equalize against the Netherlands?
1:50–3:18
4
What was the significance of Germany's 7-1 victory over Curaçao?
3:18–4:10
5
What key moments defined the Curaçao vs. Germany match?
4:10–6:38
6
How did the Ivory Coast secure a late win against Ecuador?
6:38–6:43
7
What are the implications of the hydration breaks in football?
6:43–7:58
8
What were the expectations for upcoming matches involving Spain and Belgium?
7:58–40:32
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