New Zealand vs Japan (Confederations Cup)

[Alberto7]

Japan 3 New Zealand 0

Japan seems to do very well in these competitions (anyone remember the 3-0 win over Canada at the 2001 CC?)

Albert

Albert Ohayon
Montreal match reporter, a-league.com

[beachesl]

But Japan have been doing lousy this year.

More hard evidence as to why giving Oceania an automatic WWC berth was such a horrible mistake.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change
the subject. -- Winston Churchill

[Gian-Luca]

Question is, did Japan get every single call go their way, including two horrible & wrong calls which led directly to goals, as they did against Canada in 2001?

Probably not on this occasion, as they didn't have homefield advantage - from the sounds of it they deserved this particular 3-0 Confederations Cup victory.

Even the wolf can learn. Even the sheep can turn. Even the frog can become at last the prince. - Peter Hammill, Over (1977)

[Andrew W]

This is a New Zealand side that won the Oceania title against an Aussie C side due to a player revolt that saw none of the Euro Aussies in the lineup. The last Confed Cup saw Aus to the semifinals if not mistaken.