Posts by Chinese soccer fans regarding the Japan vs. Netherlands match in the FIFA World Cup (W-Cup) North America tournament are becoming a hot topic.

A man on the Chinese SNS Xiaohongshu (RED) posted, "Netherlands vs. Japan is so boring, I can't watch it." After uploading a photo of a TV showing the live broadcast of the match, he wrote, "The color of the Netherlands' uniform is so flashy it hurts my eyes, and the match is boring. That's it, I'm going to sleep. I'll do it tomorrow (I'll watch the highlights tomorrow)."

This post was made around the 35th minute of the first half. As the man said, up until this point, there weren't many clear chances for either side, and the match seemed monotonous. However, towards the end of the first half, Japan's Keito Nakamura and Ayase Ueda successively took dangerous shots, threatening the Netherlands' goal. Then, in the second half, Japan and the Netherlands exchanged goals, and a dramatic equalizer for Japan was scored just before the final whistle. The man, therefore, missed all of these events in real time.

As a result, users who had finished watching the match left comments in the comment section one after another, such as: "It was the best match!" "The second half was amazing. Both sides were attacking each other." "The first half might have been boring, but the second half was the best match of the tournament." "Show me your teary eyes (for missing a good match)." "Japan's matches are always incredibly exciting. The 2022 matches against Germany, Spain, and Croatia were all fantastic. It was like one comeback after another." "Winning against Germany, Spain, and England, and then drawing with the Netherlands – Japan is incredible!"

In addition, during the match, when a user whose country of residence was Japan posted, "I'm in Japan, but I'm cheering for the Japan national team," a user whose country of residence was the Netherlands replied, "I'm in the Netherlands, but I'm cheering for the Japan national team," and both received many likes (heart marks). (Translation/Editing by Kitada)