Lukas Cavallini scored on a last second penalty to defeat Japan 2\u002D1 in Dubai in the final exhibition game before the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
“It’s a positive start,” Herdman said. “I think it was important for confidence to get a result tonight and to get a win is icing on the cake. All I was interested in was the performance; I needed to see that this group of men could bring that identity to a team like Japan, who are technically one of the best 20 in the world, that’s where they sit .Article content
Pele once said of the penalty; “Only a genius or a madman would try something like that.” Panenka was considered to be a little bit of both.Article content The team stuck around to play a third 45-minutes against a local side in an effort to get as many members on the 26-player squad a run in a competitive environment before the start of the World Cup.Article content
Against Japan, Herdman was without star winger Alphonso Davies and it’s not beyond the realm of possibility of sitting him out against Belgium either. Hutchinson and Sam Piette started as defensive midfielders, while Junior Hoilett was on the left and Tajon Buchanan on the right. Jonathan David and Cyle Larin started as the striking tandem up front.
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