Japan had a legit shot in 2002 but injuries held them back + their coach was a total fucktard.

They won't get another golden generation like that one for another 30-40 years.

imo japan has a better team with the squad they have right now

I can name at least name players on the Japanese squad (Honda, Kagawa, Okazaki, Nagamoto) but I don't know anyone prominent on the Corean squad

>>68651655
Nakata + Nakamura + literally whos isn't really world beating material, much as I like them.

>>68651803

Ono was leaps and bounds stronger than both but you don't know shit

>>68652295
Genuinely forgot about Ono, what the fuck happened with him?

japan would blow korea out the fucking water right now. there hasn't been a prominent korean player since fucking park ji sung

>>68651519

heung min Son was the best Asian player before he joined Spurs.

Koreans get better results and have a larger number of good players, but Japan beats Korea constantly

>>68653033
Kagawa is better
2 bundesliga + EPL title

>>68653178
This reason and the Japanese occupations of Korea are the largest reasons that Koreans dislike Japanese people so much, hahaha.

>>68653189
Kagawa is generally trash for the NT though.

>>68653178
korea has historically beaten japan consistently, even now. since when have they been winning, not baiting you serious question.

>>68653189

I mean Kagawa was under performing at that time when he was playing rubbish for his last season at Man United and first season back a Dortmund.

worst korea is better on paper, nippon is better irl

>>68654698
LVG didn't know what to do with Kagawa

IIRC, nigga played him as a winger