[Squadra nazionale di calcio giapponese/Notizie]Juranovic, the defender of the Croatian national team, spoke ahead of the round of 16 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup between Japan and Croatia. Since he’s a member of Celtic, he seems to have some thoughts on the match against Daito Maeda.
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Croatia defender Josip Juranovic says he can’t wait to see his colleague Daito Maeda before the match against Japan.
Defending champions Croatia finished second in Group F. They will face Japan, who finished first in Group E, in the first round of the final tournament. Yuranovic is also a member of Celtic and has deep friendships with Japanese players.
Only Celtic’s Daizen Maeda attended this World Cup, but Juranovic wrote a heartfelt congratulatory sign on Maeda’s Instagram after the match with Spain, and Maeda replied, “See you soon.”
The two built a good relationship, and it is also known as the relationship where Maeda’s colleague Yuranovic also performs the goal celebration Anpanman pose which Maeda displays after the goal.
Juranovic attended an official press conference with Lovro Meyer before the match against Japan and showed his enthusiasm for the match.
“I watched the match between Spain and Japan on video. I played with Maeda at Celtic, so I was looking forward to meeting him on the big stage.”
“Maeda is a team player, he does his best from start to finish, he’s very fast, aggressive and throws himself into space.”
“Tomorrow the team will do an in-depth analysis, but we have to focus on what we have to do. Against Spain, Japan had little possession. But what is ball possession in modern football? Japan has shown that there is no point in
Juranovic said of competing in the World Cup: “It’s a stage I’ve dreamed of since I was a boy. To be honest, I didn’t think it would come true. I want to thank God for this opportunity. I’m in good shape, we’ll do what we want.” the coach will ask, we simply want to make our dreams come true”.
Juranovic is Croatia’s right-back and is expected to play directly with Japan international striker Daito Maeda. Who will the goddess of victory smile at? The match between Japan and Croatia will kick off on the 5th at 24:00 Japanese time.
