Defender of the national team of Japan Maya Yoshida shared expectations from the match 1/8 finals against Belgium.

In preparation for the match of the 1/8 finals of the 2018 World Cup against Belgium, defender of the national team of Japan, Maya Yoshida, talked with reporters.

"Perhaps we were lucky to leave the group," said Yoshida. - But this does not mean that we will continue to rely on luck, not on our own strengths. Our main trump cards are speed and discipline. If we use them to the full, then even such a formidable rival as Belgium will not be easy to defeat us.

But the weak point I would call "standards". Therefore, it is necessary at all costs to avoid unnecessary fouls in the immediate vicinity of our penalty area. It will be difficult for us, but we will try to own the initiative and defeat the ".

Match Belgium - Japan will be held on July 2 in Rostov-on-Don. Beginning at 21:00 Kyiv time.

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