The international U23 tournament points. Both national teams defeated the Saudis 3-1 and it is shaping up to be like a final. From what I have observed, both games were attacking in nature, with a lot of offense, opportunities and quite a few defensive mistakes, which resulted in goals (both teams scored). I believe we will see a similar picture here. A lot of desire and attacks, which leave the defenses open. The Japanese team didn't bring a strong core, mostly young players, with the oldest being 20 years old, but there are also 17-18 year olds, quite a few players from university teams, and there are decent options in the offense, but they had a lot of problems in defense against the same Saudis and were lucky to only concede once. It might not go as well against the Uzbeks, who as hosts and with their strong offense will probably score over, but they also wasted good opportunities and will have their own challenges against the Japanese.
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