“Costa Rica has Navas and a very strong defence.”

Endo hopes to repeat the victory against Germany but warns of Costa Rica’s potential

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Wataru EndoMidfielder JapanI mentioned that Saturday at a press conference that Costa Ricahis second competitor in Qatar World CupHe has two strong points: the goalkeeper, Keylor Navasand defend it In their inaugural meeting v.s Spain He conceded seven goals (7-0)..

player Stuttgart He did not want to trust himself on the eve of a duel that could prove decisive for his team, which he beat Costa Rica He will qualify for the round of 16 of the tournament. Despite the win the ‘ticos’ got in their first show, it made it clear that men led Luis Fernando Suarez They will have their weapons to add three points.

“It will be a very decisive and important game for us and for us Costa Rica. Costa Rica So far he reached the quarter-finals in World Cups Previous. We have to be ready, it’s going to be a tough game. We will do our best on the field. That’s how we get out. We’ll put all the meat on a spit. We worked hard and we will think about the next win. This is what we should focus on.”

“They have to Keylor Navas We know that Costa Rica He has a very strong defense. They are a good choice. Also, there are many players, if I name them, I’ll probably show my cards. I will keep it. Let’s reap victory. We know that Navas And we will try to play our best game to beat it coast Tasty“, he added.

When asked about the difficult calendar of back-to-back matches each team has to contend with, endo He did not complain and stressed that playing the World Cup for him was a “dream” he had dreamed of “since he was very young”. For this reason, he emphasized, he would do “everything” to play well and achieve the best result in every match.

Endo finished the match against Germany With a kick and he said he was in good shape: “Don’t worry. I’ve been resting after the match and personally I’m in good shape. I’m ready.”

Finally, he talked about his personal situation in the Japanese team: “I recently joined the team. In the past four years, it has been very difficult for me. As the coach says, each of us is trying to do our best. As a result, each of us is getting older and I remember the match Last Germany. We have to play like this. We knew we had to show all the strength and in this situation, we had to show that we could keep doing what we’ve done before Germany“.