AI-Information

• Japan

Japan have won the Asian Cup four times and the East Asian Cup five times, making them a unique powerhouse in Asia after a surge in the 21st century.Japanese head coach Mori Boichi, 54, who retired in 2003, coached Sanfrecce Hiroshima between February 2012 and July 2017, leading the team to three J-League titles, before coaching the Japanese national team for the second time in August 2018, helping Japan reach the last 16 of the World Cup in Qatar, though defeating Germany and Spain, and drawing with Croatia in regular time, with the The world's top teams against has not lost. Japan's home field ability is excellent, the last 10 home games all won, scored 39 goals and only conceded 7 goals, offense and defense are good. Japan has won 4 and drew 2 of their last 6 matches against China, giving them a complete advantage in their past encounters. Japan's ability to score in the half time is quite good, in the last 15 matches in various games, as many as 14 matches have goals in the half time. Japan's defense is outstanding, only 10 goals conceded in the last 15 matches, and the last 4 matches of the World Asian Games group stage were all shutouts.

Japan defenders Yohki Ito and Kenyo Tomiyasu are not on the current Japanese roster due to injuries.

• China

The Chinese national team has been competing in the international arena since 1952, and has been runner-up in the Asian Cup twice, third in the Asian Cup twice, and advanced to the World Cup final round in 2002, though it has been out of the World Cup proper since then. The CFA officially announced 70-year-old Croatian Branko Ivankovic as the team's new head coach. Ivankovic has a long history of coaching in Asia, having led the Iranian national team to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and coached the Omani national team to the 2024 Asian Cup, in addition to serving as the head coach of Chinese Super League giants Shandong Taishan and Saudi Arabia's powerhouse Jeddah National. China's top scorer Wu Lei is in hot form, scoring 28 goals in 23 appearances in the Chinese Super League this season, and scored five goals in five appearances in the national team's previous World Asian Preliminary Group stage.

China winger Wei Shihao, who has scored eight goals in 15 appearances in the Chinese Super League this season, has been dropped from the national soccer team's roster. Naturalized players Ekerson and Li Ke continue to be left out of the list. China's form is in the doldrums, the last World Asian Preliminary Group match away 0-1 defeat against South Korea, the last 10 games 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses, and the only win opponent is still the Asian weak Singapore, the actual gold content is limited. China's offense is weak, the last 10 games in all kinds of matches only scored 8 goals, including 6 games handed over the white sheet. The Chinese team's ability on the road is terrible, 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 away games, with a win rate of only 10%. China's referee for this match against Japan will be Qatari referee Jassim, who has previously refereed the national soccer team's matches, in which they lost all of them.

• Neutral Information

Japan's top Asian team, ranked 18th in the world, the team's style of play emphasizes the overall coordination, foot skills are not bad, but the team's air defense is poor. China is now ranked 87th in the world, with limited strength in the team's lineup, and has not been in the lineup since the 2002 World Cup.