Japan – Senegal Prediction & Picks (24.06.2018)

Game between winning teams is what awaits us this Sunday at the Ekaterinburg Stadium, when by Group H of the 2018 World Cup Russia, the selections of Japan and Senegal face each other.

Japan:

Those led by Akira Nishino were surprised on the first date of the group when they beat the Colombian team 2-1, in a game where they took advantage of the coffee deconcentration at the beginning of the commitment, since everything started with a penalty at three minutes Kawaga changed it for goal, and that also brought with it the expulsion of Carlos Sanchez and although this had to bring tranquility to the Asian team this was not the case every time Colombia reacted and through a good execution of a free throw by Carlos Quintero. he could get the tie with which the first time was closed; happily for the Nippones with fifteen minutes to go, Osako appeared for an accurate header to put the 2-1 final, which allows Japan to get well in the group and now this Sunday will want to add a victory and so say present in the eighth finals of the Russia 2018 World Cup.

In addition to the victory against Colombia, the Japanese national team becomes the first Asian team to beat a South American team in a World Cup.

Senegal:

On the other hand, those led by Alio Cisse made a name for African football and won an important 2-1 victory over the group’s favorite, such as Poland, and with that the “Leones de Terenga” are at the coup de grace to qualify for the second round in the 2018 World Cup, repeating the history of what has been his only participation in a World Cup as it was in Korea & Japan 2002, when on the first day they beat the victory by defeating France for the minimal difference and did not stop until reaching the quarterfinals where he lost to Turkey in overtime and in Russia 2018 wants to repeat the story again.

With the victory over Poland the Senegal team does not know of defeats in its six games in a World Cup, since the defeat against Turkey in Korea & Japan 2002 was in extra time and against Japan they will want to continue maintaining the unbeaten.

To face the Asian team, Cisse apparently enlists a variant, which is the entry of striker Diafra Sakho instead of a Mame Biram Diouf who was very weak in his debut against the Europeans.

Possible alignments:

Japan: Kawashima; Nagatomo, Makino, Yoshida, Sakai; Shibasaki, Hasebe, Inui, Haraguchi, Kagawa; Osako

Senegal: N’Diaye; Sabaly, Koulibaly, Sane, Wague; N’Diaye, Gueye, Sarr, Niang, Sane; Sakho