Japan's national soccer team is doing well, but it is feared that it will be pushed aside by other sports due to the absence of stars
Japan's national soccer team is doing well, but it is feared that it will be pushed aside by other sports due to the absence of stars
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The Japanese national soccer team is cruising in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, but concerns are raised about not broadcasting the ground wave in the away game. Analysts say that its popularity is being pushed back compared to other events because there are no clear stars.
Japanese media "Tospo Web" reported on the 23rd, "Japan is leading the way with 3 wins and 1 draw in the middle of the third qualifying round, but there is no terrestrial broadcasting in the away game. There are many voices concerned that fans will leave." While the Japanese national soccer team is doing well in Group C of the third qualifying round, home games are broadcast on terrestrial broadcasting, but away games are broadcast only on paid cable channels.
In Japan, the national soccer team is cruising with good performance, but the broadcast ratings are worse than expected, so the terrestrial broadcasters are turning a blind eye to away games. The away broadcast will be broadcast on DAZN, a paid sports cable channel. Apart from the Japanese national soccer team's ability, critics point out that its marketability is poor because there are no clear stars.
The Korean national soccer team has also been broadcasting cable channels and comprehensive programming channels instead of terrestrial broadcasting for a while, but concerns about poor ratings or star absences are relatively small. 먹튀검증
Meanwhile, Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, chairman of the Japan Football Association (JFA), met with reporters on Tuesday to express regret over the issue after being appointed as an honorary ambassador of the National Tax Service. On the reality that terrestrial broadcasting of away matches in the third qualifying round for the World Cup cannot be aired, he said, "Yes, it is. We are in that state." "We plan to broadcast the away A-match (Indonesia and China) in November for free on DAZN, so we will make efforts to realize it," he said.
"Nevertheless, terrestrial broadcasting, which can be freely watched by a wide range of age groups, is difficult, and concerns about the slump in popularity of the national soccer team have not been resolved," TospoWeb said. The media said in a broadcasting official about this phenomenon, "In baseball, the postseason of Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) is escalating. In other games, Takahashi Ran (Santori) and Yuki Ishikawa (Peruja) of volleyball are very popular, and in basketball, Yuki Kawamura (Memps) is very popular," pointing out the reality that while other sports catch the attention of viewers with players who have emerged as stars, the current national soccer team does not have a clear star player.