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#8 Asian teams played with their heart out
It was an encouraging World Cup for the Asian teams in this World Cup. Almost all of the sides played with incentive and courage. Barring Australia, every team from the Asian confederation managed at least a win in Russia.
With big players playing in big European leagues and better managers managing the Asian teams, there is no doubt that the likes of Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Iran or Japan can come up with all the goods in the next World Cup.
Japan’s massive heartbreak with a last-gasp Belgian goal in their round of 16 match shattered the Japanese fans’ dream of reaching the World Cup 2018 quarter-finals. With South Korea eliminating the mighty Germany with a brilliant 2-0 win describes the fact that the Asian teams are not to be taken for granted.
Football in Asia is the stronghold of only a few countries, with South Korea and Japan the World Cup regulars. Upcoming teams like China and Saudi Arabia can also come good with their developments in football. There can only be optimism surrounding the teams from the Asian confederation going into the next World Cup.
