By the luck of the draw, Group 1 is incredible:

• on geographical proximity, we are by far the group with the lowest carbon footprint! :)
  Having said that, this geographical proximity hasn't always been beneficial, historically speaking (hello Japanese imperialism)... 🙄

• well, as this is drifting politically, it hasn't escaped anyone's attention that Laos and Vietnam are the only two one-party countries in the competition ...
  A real communist roadblock stands in front of the Japanese titleholder!!!!

maxence, champion, we're waiting for you!
enez, there will be no "comrades" between us
Yeah, I'm launching hostilities! 😬

Good luck to you all, and we're counting on Vietnam and Laos to bring down Japan!

Thank you Leguman for organising the cup once again, good competition to everyone, I feel like I'm the most wanted 😭

@Clamsii
And in Group 2, I'll be supporting my Hat 3 brother: Akajyoti Paul.
Go India!
;)

@maxence
No, don't worry ... We're delighted to welcome you.
We'll make you feel at home, we'll play J-pop in the changing rooms!
;D

Leguman: @Clamsii
Et dans le groupe 2, je supporterai mon frère de chapeau 3 : Akajyoti Paul.
Go India !
;)

@maxence
Non, t'inquiètes ... On est très heureux de vous recevoir.
On vous mettra à l'aise, on diffusera de la J-pop dans les vestiaires !
;D

Thank you very much brother, I am also supporting you, stay strong💪💪.

maxence97300: Merci Leguman pour l'organisation de la coupe encore une fois, bonne compétition à tous, j'ai l'impression d'être le most wanted 😭

So much for being world and Asian champions haha

M. Đàm
In the 60th Maurice dribbles and DAM! in the goal ...

We gave it our all, but it wasn't enough.

Laos 0-3 Japan
#match?mid=6466763

The second leg between Japan and Laos was played, with Japan winning 4-0 thanks to Shitsi, who scored a historic hat-trick, the first of his career. Subject to the anti-doping test imposed by our opponents this evening ^^.
It's worth noting, though, the magnificent and pitiful performance of our substitute striker, Mitsumoto, who managed to miss two penalties ... Was it an infiltrator from Laos or just one too many glasses of sake on the bench? We're investigating internally

Japan beat Vietnam 2-0
#match?mid=6448948

We still have the return matches to play with Japan and Laos

Match 1 :
Azerbaijan 4-0 India #match?mid=6468243

Match 2 :
Azerbaijan 2-0 India #match?mid=6471033

Match 3 :
New Zealand 1-1 Azerbaijan #match?mid=6470847

Match 4 :
New Zealand 0-1 Azerbaijan #match?mid=6473717

End of group matches for Azerbaijan

My bad, I'd done it randomly out of habit ^^

Clamsii: My bad j'avais fait en aléatoire par habitude ^^

Then read the reminder at the beginning ...

Mathematically, you're sure to come first.
You'll be hosting the semi-final against Vietnam d'enez at the Marcel Dufrasne stadium.
It's a one-off, with home advantage going to the group winners.

After that, the finals in return legs.

I change the formula often, so you have to stay on your toes ... Concentrate!
;)

The last match of the group was played,
Japan put in a faultless performance, winning 2-1 away in Vietnam.
At the start of the match, we were surprised by in-house refereeing, with a penalty from the start of the game, and in the end we won at the last second.
#match?mid=6490089

Given that we're approaching the deadline for the group stages and that the double-header between New Zealand and India won't be taking place, who will I be up against in the semi-final? Do we take the standings as they currently stand?

Yes, Maxence.

Thanks to their draw against Azerbaijan, we'll consider New Zealand qualified.
So you'll have Flohack.

Victory for Azerbaijan over the brave Vietnamese!

Azerbaijan 3-0 Vietnam

I was a little worried when I saw my 3 first-team regulars leave for the federation. Fortunately, we were already leading and I was able to make changes to be more defensive, but this little lapse of time was enough for them to create 2 chances!

Second semi-final scheduled for 30/11.
#match?mid=6503895

Semi-final between Japan and New Zealand ends 0-0.
#match?mid=6503895
However, there were no TaB sessions to decide the winner of the match. After checking their licences, many All' Whites players turned out not to be New Zealanders, and they did try to hide them in the stands after just 20 minutes of play, but this was caught by VAR ...
Japan will therefore go through to the final on a procedural error after coming up against a good goalkeeper this evening, against the Azzurri of the famous Clamsii once again.

First leg of the final between Azerbaijan and Japan was played this evening
#match?mid=6508661
Japan won 2-1 away from home, a very favourable result for the Japanese, especially given the scenario of the match, with the second leg scheduled for 05/11.

#match?mid=6509318
The second leg of the final ended in a 1-0 victory for Azerbaijan, so they made up lost ground and victory will go to penalties.

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Japan retain title against arch-rivals 👑🏆🎌