Chinese soccer fans have also reacted to Japan's national soccer team defeating Iceland 1-0 in a warm-up match for the FIFA World Cup North America tournament.

In the match held on May 31st at MUFG Stadium (National Stadium), Japan dominated the ball throughout and created chances but couldn't quite score. After making successive substitutions in the second half, in the 86th minute, substitute Sugawara Yukinari's cross was headed in by fellow substitute Ogawa Koki, scoring the long-awaited opening goal. Afterwards, despite being pressed by Iceland, they held on and secured a 1-0 victory.

Additionally, in the 14th minute of the first half, a touching scene was witnessed when veteran Yoshida Maya, who was called up specifically for this match and started the game, left the pitch as a substitute, and players from both teams formed a guard of honor.

Regarding this warm-up match, Chinese soccer fans expressed negative opinions such as: "Playing like this against Iceland, ranked 75th in FIFA, how do they expect to win the championship?" "Iceland's ability isn't much different from China's, right?" "Without Mitoma Kaoru, their level drops by about two notches." and "It's still unsatisfying without Mitoma. They were also helped by Iceland's clumsy attacks."

On the other hand, comments such as "Japan's ball possession is still world-class," "It's truly enjoyable to watch Japanese soccer. Their combination play is too brilliant," "Iceland is at a level where they can participate in the World Cup. The fact that Japan allowed them to do almost nothing from the start shows Japan's ability," and "This match was for adjustment. It's more important to finish without injuries than the result," were also raised.

Additionally, looking ahead to the World Cup main tournament, supportive comments such as "Japan is Asia's only hope," "Go, light of Asia! Go, Samurai Blue!" "Current Japan is undoubtedly a world-class team," "I have high expectations for Japan's national team in the World Cup," and "Nowadays, there's no team that can easily beat Japan," were posted. However, some users expressed pessimistic views, saying, "Japan is certainly strong, but they are in a tough group this tournament. Honestly, I think it will be difficult to advance from the group stage." "I think this tournament will be tough for Japan. The reason Japan has been able to pull off upsets recently, whether against England or Brazil, is because those teams underestimated Japan. But in the main tournament, the three teams will approach Japan recognizing them as a strong opponent. If Tunisia or Sweden come with tactics to allow Japan possession, it will be difficult for Japan to advance from the group," and "In the previous two tournaments, there was skill but also an element of luck. Japan struggles against physical teams like the Netherlands and Sweden, and they might not even win against Tunisia."

Japan will face the Netherlands on June 15th, Tunisia on the 21st, and Sweden on the 26th in the World Cup group stage. (Translated and edited by Kitada)