How did 1992 Asian Cup arouse Japanese football?

1993 Before the establishment of the J League, Japanese football was a barren land. Of course, this is not to say that Japanese football has no glorious history. I remember 1936 Olympic Games. At that time, the fledgling Japanese team defeated the powerful Swedes. This world is amazing. 1968 Olympic Games, Japan crossed two peaks in Brazil and France, and lost to the final champion Hungary in the semi-final. In the bronze medal, the Japanese team finally won the game with a score of 2: 0. Japan is also the first country in Asia to establish a national football team. All these seem to clarify an indisputable fact: Japan is a country full of football. However, this is far from the truth. With the amazing success of the 1968 Olympic Games and the popularity of Japanese football in the 1960s and 1970s, football gained a brief prosperity in Japan, but the good times did not last long. With the national team's achievements and memories gradually disappearing, people's interest began to appear. Weaken.

The Asian Cup, the most important event in Asia, was only started in Japan on 1968, and the Qatar Asian Cup on 1988 was also the first time for Japan to enter the Asian Cup finals, but the outcome was not good, and the group stage became an insurmountable gap for them. For today's powerful Japanese football, the granddaddy is not too broad.

In the 1990s, everything began to change. Japan decided to create its own professional league-J League, in order to enhance the strength of the national team and attract more fans. Why is this in 1993? The answer is self-evident. The success of Japan's national team in 1992 Hiroshima Asian Cup has finally become a catalyst for professional leagues.

1992, the 1st 10 Asian Cup was held in Hiroshima, Japan. There are eight teams in the final, the host country is Japan, the last team is Saudi Arabia, and six other teams have entered the final. This is the history of the Asian Cup. Back to the eight-team system, at that time, it was a very effective game structure reform.

The Asian Cup finals were held in three stadiums in Hiroshima, Japan. Eight teams are divided into two groups. The first two teams in each group crossed the knockout stage and finally decided on the champion. The first game was held in the Grand Arch Stadium in downtown Hiroshima, Japan. The last champion Saudi Arabia played against China. Although this is an opening speech, the attendance rate is still not high. Only 1.5 million people came to the scene and finally got the attention of 1.5 million people. Saudi Arabia 1- 1 draw with China.

At the same time, the Japanese men's soccer team started their first match at 0: 00 at the Taidao Bingo Park Stadium. The lucky draw makes the Japanese full of enthusiasm for the next activities. After all, the United Arab Emirates draw. It can be regarded as one of the top teams in Asia (participated in the 1990 World Cup).

Back in Hiroshima's Grand Arch Stadium, Japan's opponent became the North Korean team. If you want to be a sharp weapon, you must sharpen it first. This sentence seems to be very suitable for the Japanese men's football team at that time. Soon after the game started, the Japanese team fell behind. The goal of the national team helped North Korea lead with 1: 0, but the Japanese team did not give up. After many counterattacks, Yashi Zhongshan finally equalized the score, only ten minutes before the end of the game.

After life and death, the strong fighting capacity of adversity made the Japanese team and Japanese nationals full of confidence. Even if the opponent in the last battle is Iran, it is the strongest team in Asia. However, a wish is a wish after all. After the opening ceremony, Iran was the first team to win this opportunity. They have repeatedly threatened the door of Japan. However, under the coordinated defense of the Japanese team, the Iranians did not "succeed" and the Japanese team began to gain the upper hand. The Iranian team is getting impatient and the fighting is more intense than before. James Sid's red card is to improve Iran's promotion prospects.

Time is within one minute. For the Japanese team, there are not enough points without scoring. At this critical moment, Mihura Zhiliang stood out. This (perhaps) greatest player in Japanese football is the goal that sent the ball to Iran with a beautiful shot under the attention of the whole audience. 1: 0! Come on! Japan finally won the game, and Iran's journey stopped at the group stage. For Japanese football, this game represents an era.