Predictions For The Round Of 16 Of The 2023 U-17 World Cup: First Meeting Of The Spanish National Team Vs Japan

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JAKARTA - The round of 16 of the 2023 U-17 World Cup will bring together the Spanish vs Japan national team at Manahan Stadium, Solo. The match will be held on Monday, November 20 at 19.00 WIB. The U-17 Spanish national team was more favored in the last 16 match. The reason is quite strong because La Rojita is the team that advances to this round without losing in the group B phase. In the final group stage match, Spain could only draw 2-2 over Uzbekistan. Even so, they qualified as group winners with a collection of seven points. Spanish special records that have never lost in the group stage, will try to continue when they meet Japan U17. Quoted from Antara, Jose Mari Lana as coach of the U17 Spanish national team said her team had learned a lot from the match against Uzbekistan. “ In the round of 16, we will face strong opponents. This is an opportunity to thrive, and the players must learn from this match, until later to the senior team,” said Jose Mari Lana in a press conference after against Uzbekistan. However, Japan U-17, which will challenge them, cannot be underestimated. Japan qualified for this round with the status of third in Group D, their performance in the group stage was not too bad because they could record 2 wins and 1 loss. The U-17 Japanese national team performed well in the last match against Senegal U17. The Blue Samurai managed to qualify for the round of 16 with a score of 6 points from 3 matches. Their good performance was not a problem, but one thing that became a concern was goal productivity. Based on records, the Japanese U-17 national team always struggled to score when the group stage faced Poland, Argentina and Senegal. On average they can only gain points when entering the second half.

For the record of the meeting of the Spanish U-17 vs Japan U-17 national team, the round of 16 of the 2023 U-17 World Cup will be the first meeting between the two. The match is also a moment to determine who is the most entitled to qualify for the quarter-finals.