U-22 Japan showed an overwhelming difference in their ability against Argentina with a score of 5-2 and achieved an undisputed victory.
Following Germany, they also won against Argentina with an overwhelming difference in ability.
And Japan’s No. 10 Suzuki was named Player of the Match.
What was particularly interesting was that Argentina’s midfielder Carlos threatened Suzuki, but Suzuki didn’t care and immediately assisted the goal and silenced Argentina with his soccer skills.
Of course, they were not members of the A national team, but they were both U-22 players, and it was a match between the best members of the team who will carry the future of their country on their shoulders.
This makes it very interesting to see which country is closest to winning the 2026 World Cup.
Three years later, neither Messi nor Di María are in the Argentina national team.
So, can Argentina beat Japan?
Our Sub 23 team is going through a rough time. Mascherano has been a terrible coach but has Tapia’s full backing so he persists. We have good talent from the u23s, even more so from the u17s. I rate Japan as one of the better teams in world football, between 15-20. It’s not impossible for you to get a win against us like you have with other countries, but I doubt it’ll be in serious contention if they’ll be better than us on the future.