Japan once felt inferior to the Socceroos. But a 60-team J.League of three divisions has created such depth, Australia enter the World Cup qualifier as underdogs
Australia's Aziz Behich scored a late own goal in the 2-1 loss to Japan at the World Cup Asian qualifiers in 2021.Australia's Aziz Behich scored a late own goal in the 2-1 loss to Japan at the World Cup Asian qualifiers in 2021.
Cahill, as he had been in Germany, was Japan’s kryptonite again that night, scoring both of Australia’s goals in front of more than 74,000 fans. In the decade and a half since, however, the paths of the two countries have trended in very different directions. The shadow, as it was, now casts the other way.
“They’ve got 60 professional clubs with all the resources for a player to be at their best, with funding and facilities and they stick to the plan. That’s a credit to the JFA and I think that’s a reason why they do things better than most countries in Asia.” “While the J.League has, of course, had eras bringing in famous, fading foreign stars for big money there has always been a focus on producing homegrown talent, either in the high school, university, or J.League youth categories, and foreign quotas to ensure local players get opportunities to develop once in the top team.
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