Iniesta’s words about the Japanese national team at the Qatar 2022 World Cup All

OSAKA, KOMPAS.com – Many people already know about the “hell” group at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The group in question is Group E.

In Group E of the Qatar 2022 World Cup are Germany, Spain, Japan and, later, the winners of the intercontinental playoff between Costa Rica (Concacaf Zone) and New Zealand (Oceania Zone).

“There is my country in Group E,” said Andres Iniesta, on Thursday (7/4/2022).

Andres Iniesta is a former Spanish national team player.

Currently, the man who was born on May 11, 1984 is a midfielder for the Japanese League J1 League team Vissel Kobe.

Andres Iniesta in Vissel Kobe uniform since 2018.

He has appeared 23 times by entering 3 goals for Vissel Kobe.

Also read: Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E in the Eyes of Midfielder Vissel Kobe

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Meanwhile, Iniesta, who previously came from La Liga club Barcelona, ​​was a resident of the Matador Team, the nickname for the Spanish national team, from 2006 to 2018.

Andres Iniesta was a member of the Spain national team squad when the country won the 2010 World Cup.

Trying his luck in Japan, now, Iniesta admits that he understands the condition of Group E.

“Of course, I support Spain,” said Iniesta.

“But, in this Group E, I hope that Japan will also get the best achievement,” said Iniesta.

Germany in Group E are four-time World Cup winners.

Germany became world champions in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014.

Thus, in Group E, the two World Cup winners will fight.

Andres Iniesta says that Spain is a great team.

“Japan is famous for having a lot of young players,” said Iniesta.

“It’s a good thing if Spain and Japan can compete together,” added Andres Iniesta.

The Qatar 2022 World Cup will start on 21 November 2022.

Two days after the opening of the 2022 World Cup, in Group E, Japan will fight against Germany.

Andres Iniesta said the best thing for him in Group E was when Spain and Japan could beat Germany.

Recently, in J League 1, Andres Iniesta and Vissel Kobe have not won 9 times.

Therefore, Andres Iniesta hopes that his club will win in this Japanese League continuation.

“This win is the driving force for Viseel Kobe to start the group stage in the Asian Champions League,” he said.

Vissel Kobe will start competing in the group stage of the Asian Champions League on Saturday (16/4/2022).

“I want to lock the win in this match in the Asian Champions League,” said Andres Iniesta.

Victory in the Asian Champions League, said Andres Iniesta, was the trigger for Vissel Kobe to be better in the Japanese League.

In the temporary standings of the J1 League for the 2022 season, Vissel Kobe is ranked 17th out of 18 J1 League clubs.

Played 9 times, Vissel Kobe only picked 4 draws with 5 defeats.

Vissel Kobe’s provisional points are 4.

The temporary occupant of the bottom position is Shonan Belmare who collected 2 points from 2 draws and 5 losses.

The leader of the J1 League standings is Kashima Antlers.

Played 7 times, Kashima Antlers won 6 times and lost 1 time.

The temporary score for Kashima Antlers is 18.

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