Japan routs Mongolia 14-0 in World Cup qualifier

Maybe it’s an European thing, but stronger teams know when to stop. But Japan needs to “destroy” Mongolia ( really?! ) so they can feel strong, confident and proud, even if just temporarily. Poor Japan, I’d say.

@rcch

It is a qualifier game, and the number of goals becomes the tiebreaker when the team ties with another team or when the goal differential is equal. This means that any team has better score as many as possible.

Last night's game was a turkey shoot.

@rcch

@klausdorth

All goals count in WC qualifying.

Still, Japan made minimal effort to score, and when they did, there was little celebration. It was nothing like the USA vs Thailand 13-0 at the WWC a couple of years ago.

@SJ

@sourpuss

Ok you don’t know me so I’m just gonna say that I know that, my friends. The other thing I’m gonna say is that probably Japan is going to be the first team to be qualified.

( The ones downvoting my previous comment probably don’t know much about football. )

Rcch, I'm not sure who doesn't know too much about football. Besides making unfounded and rude accusations.

European qualifiers for example:

San Marino 0-13 Germany, September 2006

Spain 12-1 Malta, December 1983

Netherlands 11-0 San Marino, September 2011

France 10-0 Azerbaijan, September 1995

Spain 9-0 Austria, March 1999

What is there to be suprise about? People are so weird to give these comments. Winning is winning in sport games. Showing sympathy and pity for your opponent and going easy on them is a direct insult to your opponent. I am not sure if it's a western thing to go easy on others, but in a official game when you represent your nation, you do not play around and not give it your all. To show respect, you give it everything you got and breaks them. This way the opponent will get back stronger than ever for a future match. Don't ever hold back in a game. You disrespect your opponent and yourself by doing this.

The news was going crazy with this this morning. You would think Japan had put 14 past Germany or Brazil.

The game was played behind closed doors in Japan despite Mongolia being the home team

How much did Japan pay to bring the home team to Japan?

Mongolia wouldn't agree to play their home game away for free, would they?

Great news. Mongolia today, Bhutan tomorrow! The world's your oyster.

Showing sympathy and pity for your opponent and going easy on them is a direct insult to your opponent.

When the score matters in games like this, rack up as many goals as possible. That’s professional.

When you are clearly on a higher level and the score doesn’t matter, it shows professional courtesy and sportsmanship not to humiliate.

In cases like boxing, it is actually dangerous to go hell for leather on an opponent not at the same level.

Even on similar levels, one of my favourite moments of sportsmanship was Ali v Foreman in Zaire where Ali could have hit Foreman when he was on the way down. He kept the arm cocked. That’s professionalism.

Poor Japan, indeed...

timeon

I just said that Japan is going to be the first team to be qualified and you start comparing two completely different realities.

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"much did Japan pay to bring the home team to Japan?

Mongolia wouldn't agree to play their home game away for free, would they?"

Qualifying matches:

Do you know how these "things" work?

Do you even know what football is?

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse with your "expertise".

Jeeez.

Haven't there been similar lopsided qualifiers against teams from Palau and Samoa and Fiji? The players on those teams know they aren't going to compete well against WC and Olympic-level teams, but it is still a great opportunity to test themselves against high level competition (and maybe get a traded jersey from someone like Osako.)

Can the Japanese team hang in with U.K. boys? Or Europe in general? I am not soccer (football) expert by no means and we have the Sagentosu team here in the town. Tosu. I work in Tosu. But I would like to see the Europe teams get a bit more competition. What I would really like to see is my American team just get better. We suck all the time in this game. Can not deny it football is widely popular all over the world. I did enjoy my first live game watching Sagentosu win last week. Am I in love with the game? not really. I think its a like fine wine or that coffee one drinks that an acquired taste. I was told recently its football mate, Not soccer. My gosh serious fans so sensitive.

Qualifying matches:

Do you know how these "things" work?

Do you even know what football is?

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse with your "expertise".

Peeping Tom, why don't you tell us why Mongolia accepted to play their home game faraway in their opponents home venue ? Was it due to the virus or past home fan trouble ?.

Your unquestioned knowledge of the beautiful game will really help some of us deepen our understanding.

Some people fail to understand that Japan will never need those goals. But they know the rules, so they know all about football. Some even compare the European qualifiers with the Asian qualifiers. Others don’t know the inferiority complex of the Japanese team. Yeah, just look at the rules, that’s all there is ... heheheh.

"Your unquestioned knowledge of the beautiful game will really help some of us deepen our understanding."

I may be very ignorant, perhaps never heard of football. Maybe I have never played it!

However, anyone dumb knows that in qualifying, teams play twice, once on each other's ground. 

For fairness.

Because that is the regulation.

Could not be any simpler.

My donkey knows that too.

"The game had been scheduled to take place in Mongolia but was changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Asian Football Confederation decided this month to play all remaining Group F matches in Japan."

"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/japan-routs-mongolia-14-0-in-one-sided-world-cup-qualifier/100039974"

The Samurais are a treat to watch. Speed, slick passing, acrobatic defending, quick thinking, non-stop waves of counter-attacks, sharp shooting skills, and accurate nodding are virtues that make Japan the top footballing nation in Asia.