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2022-12-02T11:14:02.608Z


When Japan beats Spain and Costa Rica beats Germany in ten minutes, soccer shows its true power, the most devastating in the world, something that can hide whatever it sets out to do


When Japan goes back to Spain and Costa Rica to Germany in ten minutes, soccer shows its true power, the most devastating in the world, something that can hide the place where it is played for 90 minutes, the deprivation of rights, the torture and the deaths, anything that is proposed;

when Japan overtakes Spain and Costa Rica over Germany, and for a few minutes in that group Japan and Costa Rica qualify, soccer is the Loch Ness monster exhibiting its fascination and madness, the reason why this unpredictable sport in The fact that such things can happen has hypnotized, full of hope, millions of fans of humble teams all over the planet: because tomorrow it could be them, if not today.

And that's what there is, and there's more, much more, but for 90 minutes the only thing that matters is that anything can happen.

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Japan's controversial goal, seen from 5 angles

Spain ended up kneeling in front of Germany, begging for mercy and goals to overcome their failure against Japan, the best team in the group, a gang of players quick as wasps and uncontrolled efficiency that burned Spain, lazy Spain, sleepy Spain, to the very self-confident Spain, in the second part.

The 7-0 of the opening matches engender these monsters.

These are results that turn against one, leaving the teams in a happy heroin stupor: we have found the last drug, the one that will lead us to happiness.

When everyone knows that the last thing this drug leads to is to park cars, which is what Spain did in the last few minutes in the area unable to meet its commitments, devoured by its expectations, cannibalized by Japan,

who dedicated himself to cutting down the wood where the tree fell best: playing with the Spanish confusion, with Morata's goal, with the vibrant competitiveness against Germany, with the excessive beating of Costa Rica.

Japan was the spinning wheel that perhaps awakens the sleeper;

Japan almost destroyed Spain and now, in compensation for the scare, they have told him that in a World Cup the one who best shows his powers does not win, but the one who makes the best decisions.

Álvaro Morata scores his header against Japan in the first half of the match.

JAIME VILLANUEVA

For all this to happen, the game began as a Party Night: a great goal from Morata when the sun came up.

Why?

oh!

One of the most dazzling mysteries in football is why the best finisher on the field, the guy on whom all eyes are on the defense, always finds five seconds, the five most important, to stay alone in the area when more players Opposites surround him.

The question was answered by the best striker in history, Ronaldo Nazario, to EL PAÍS: How can the guy on whom there are three defenses, all the cameras, and millions of spectators, stay alone when he is closest to the goal?

What's the point of that?

Isn't that, and not the ability with the ball, or the efficiency in the auction, nor the corpulence, nor the agility, the greatest virtue of a 9?

Ronaldo basically

He said that loneliness consists in training it.

“And you know, because you have trained him a lot, how your partner is going to give it to you and what feint you have to do to get rid of the defender.

Gain space and have a second to finish off.

The

Timing

has to be perfect and that

timing

is generally trained”.

A second to finish off, sometimes not even that.

Morata had it at the beginning of the game, where he best finds the ball, in the air, far from the ground.

A cross from Azpilicueta and Morata, with eight opponents inside the area, finished off alone and rested, almost with reluctance.

Spain against Japan, 1-0 at the start of the game, time to make our national identity clear: take a nap.

Japan, who had beaten Germany in the first game, waited for the third snort of the young Spanish Godzilla to start slapping his face and everyone else's, the slapping blows from which a sunken and sad Germany pulled us out.

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The Japanese players celebrate the victory against Spain.

Julio Cortez (AP)

The players of the Spanish team after the end of the match and being defeated by Japan. JAIME VILLANUEVA

The Japanese players celebrate the victory at the end of the match.

Petr David Josek (AP)

The Japanese players celebrate the first goal against Spain.

Petr David Josek (AP)

Ao Tanaka, scoring Japan's second goal against Spain.

Darko Vojinovic (AP)

Aerial view of Japan's second goal, scored by Ao Tanaka. DYLAN MARTINEZ (REUTERS)

Ao Tanaka, scoring Japan's second goal against Spain.

Themba Hadebe (AP)

Kaoru Mitoma preventing the ball from leaving the end line and giving the goal pass to his teammate Ao Tanaka.

Petr David Josek (AP)

Ritsu Doan, left, fighting for the ball with the Spanish Alejandro Balde.Darko Vojinovic (AP)

Luis Enrique, watching the match from the sideline.

Petr David Josek (AP)

Takefusa Kubo running with the ball in front of Pedri in the match between Spain and Japan.

Petr David Josek (AP)

Álvaro Morata, after scoring the first goal of the game against Japan, celebrating with his teammates from the Spanish team.jAIME VILLANUEVA

Álvaro Morata, scoring his header against Japan in the first half of the match.JAIME VILLANUEVA

Japan's goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda watches the ball during the match against Spain.

Petr David Josek (AP)

Unai Simón, taking the ball played from his area under pressure from the Japanese Daizen Maeda. Abedin Taherkenareh (EFE)

Yuto Nagatomo disputing an aerial ball with Cesar Azpilicueta.

PETER CZIBORRA (REUTERS)

Giant flag of Japan extended in the stands of the Khalifa International stadium in Doha (Qatar) before the match against Spain.

ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (AFP)

Dani Olmo, trying to score against the Japanese team in tonight's match. Jaime Villanueva Sánchez

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