COLOMBIA
It had to reach its last stage in the qualifying stage to eventually secure its presence in Russia's stadiums but at the end "good good, all good", what counts is the result, with it now being its sixth participation in top event.
Coach: Josh Nestor Peckerman
José Peckerman is at the helm of 2012, with his presence so far being judged to be unsuccessful, having led Los Cafetero in two consecutive World Cups, something that had to happen since the 90 ' .
Regularly, it moves mainly between 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-2-1, but the essence of the thing is the strong defense for the German coach, while having extraordinary players for the "back" attack. This, of course, is the one that has yielded the most fruits and that is what we should expect to apply to the upcoming event.
In detail, the Colombian mission
Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Arsenal), Camilo Vargas (Deportivo Cali), Jose Fernando Kouadraddo (Honza Calda)
Defenders: Davis Sanses (Tottenham), Santiago Aria (Eindhoven), Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors), Christiana Sapata (AC Milan), Gerry Mina (Barcelona), Hohan Mochika (Girona)
Media: Hamilton Rodriguez (Bayern), Carlos Sanchez (Espanyol), Utherm Barrios (Boca Juniors), Hefferson Lerma (Levante), Mateo Uribe (America), Juan Fernando Citero (River Plate), Amel Aguilar (Cali), Juan Guillermo Cuadraddo )
Aggressive: Rafael Falkow (Monaco), Jose Isquier (Brighton), Carlos Boca (Villarreal), Luis Muriel (Sevilla), Miguel Bora (Palmeiras)
Japan
Japan will make its sixth appearance in the final World Cup, having achieved in the previous five occasions the 16, 2002 and 2010.
The way to qualifying was admittedly difficult in a highly competitive second group from the Asian belt, however her victory against Australia with 2-0 on her penultimate match gave her the coveted ticket. But that was not enough to keep Vahid Halilozzic on the bench for reasons that we will see right away, in a story that, at least, caused a great disruption within the team.
Coach: Akira Nissino
Akira Nishino took over as coach of Japan's national team just last April after a "tumultuous" tenure with Bosnian Chalilohudic's predecessor, which ended despite the team's qualification in the finals of Russia.
Khalilohidzic's biggest criticism had to do with the group's racing philosophy, trying to pass primitive methods for Asian football, but also with his choices of faces, crowding out players who are considered the stars of the team - the "big names, "if you prefer - like Honda, Kagawa or Okazaki. Despite a variety of comments, the Bosnian technician insisted on his own "will," with Japan's long-standing qualifying, after finalizing, bringing a temporary lull to the ranks of the team.
However, the ... curt was slow to come back and it was the team's presence in the Asian Cup, along with some of his statements that eventually overwhelmed the glass and led to his dismissal. Initially, it was the choice to take down the "seconds" in the tournament, and the heavy defeat with 1-4 from Japan's big rival, South Korea, using many players who did not even have a previous team. And ... the icing on the cake was some of his statements after that embarrassing, Japanese defeat, when he spoke very flattering words about the opponent, referring to the explosiveness and technique they displayed but also their overall universal superiority to of his team. This was the final blow as, as it was said, "someone forgot to inform Mr Halilohidzic that South Korea is Japan's great rival," while it is useless to mention that the Japanese media have ... spanked him.
This is how we came to the choice of Akira Nisin, whose high-level coaching experience is limited to directing the Olympic team of the country in Atlanta's distant 1996, with the primary goal of restoring calm so that the team performs best on the stadiums of Russia.
In detail, the mission of Japan:
Goalkeepers: Ezi Kawasima (Metz), Higashiguchi Mashaki (Osaka Gambia), Kosuke Nakamura (Kashima).
Defenders: Utah, Utah), Mayo Yossida (Southampton), Hiroki Sakai (Marseille), Naomi-Ui-Ueda (Casima), Yuoto Nagatomo (Galatasaray), Gotokho Sakai (Hamburg)
Media: Makoto Hashbeh (Ehitracht Frankfurt), Sinki Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund), Gaku Sibasaki (Getafe), Horta Yamaguchi (Serez Osaka), Rita Oshima (Kawasaki), Keisuke Honda (Paceco), Ghenki Haranguchi (Fortuna Dusseldorf) ), Takasi Usama (Fortuna Dusseldorf).
Aggressive: Sidzi Okazaki (Leicester), Yuya Osaka (Werder Bremen), Yosinori Mutu (Mainz).
Latest news: Initially it is worth noting that any initial concern about the participation of Hamtes Rodriguez from Colombia (who was injured last Thursday's training) was defeated, with the Bayern Munich star officially reporting for his team. Therefore, Colombia will make the premiere of the army.
At the Japanese camp, on the other hand, the latest reports state that the injured Okazaki (Leicester) is hard to get involved, and there is also doubt about Honda, mainly for tactical reasons, and with Nissino wobbling between him and the formidable Inuy who scored twice in his last friendly team.
Assessment: Particularly ambiguous confrontation and very difficult to approach, especially with the questions that exist for Japan, both for the training of the eleven and for the overall picture.
In some interesting statistics, it is worth noting that Colombia is running 18 0 without 0-2.4 in World Cup, while in the immediately preceding Brazilian World it won four of its five games scoring a total of twelve times, ie XNUMX goal average per game, second best performance on aggressive production behind Germany.
On the other hand, Japan has never won a team from South America in the league (a draw, three defeats), in its last friendly but was imposed with 4-2 of Paraguay.
As we have predicted, it is difficult to estimate but with a guide some of the above statistics, we ended up in Colombia scores at least twice in the game, an option that goalbet offers at 2,10.
