“Opta,” a European football statistics media, cited Japan as the No. 1 probability of winning the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup.
The Asian Cup will open on May 12 (Korea time). The Korean national soccer team, led by Jürgen Klinsmann, will play its first group match against Bahrain on May 15. European leagues such as captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) are considered the best players. The Korean team is aiming for its first championship in 64 years.
Japan also has the best lineup including Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Takemiro Tomiyasu (Arnault), Wataru Endo (Liverpool), and Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco). Japan, in particular, is strong enough to have won nine consecutive A-matches recently. 헤라카지노도메인
Opta predicted on Wednesday that Japan would win the Asian Cup and pass the group stage. According to Opta, Japan had the highest probability of winning the Asian Cup at 24.6 percent. It was followed by Klinsmann with 14.3 percent. Iran ranked third with 11.2 percent, and Australia (10.7 percent) came in fourth. Saudi Arabia (10.6 percent) and Qatar (9.8 percent).
Opta also predicted a chance to pass the group stage. The probability for Korea to rank No. 1 was the highest at 67.3 percent in Group E. It was followed by Bahrain. The probability for Korea to advance to the round of 16 was projected to be 95.1 percent. The probability for Korea to advance to the final was also 24.9 percent.
Introducing the national team, Opta said, “Korea boasts a talented squad with Munich defender Kim Min-jae, Paris Saint-Germain’s Lee Kang-in, and two top-class strikers in the English Premier League. It is an impressive lineup, and we can feel that their time is now.”