Granat admitted that the Spanish national team could lose to the Japanese for more convenient opponents in the World Cup playoffs

The Spanish national team could have deliberately not played to win the World Cup match with the Japanese in order to avoid meeting with strong opponents in the playoffs of the tournament, according to the former defender of the Russian national team Vladimir Granat.

The Spaniards were defeated by Japan with a score of 1:2 in the third round of Group E and advanced to the 1/8 finals of the tournament from second place. In the first round of the playoffs, the “Red Fury” will play with the Moroccans and avoid a meeting with the national teams of Argentina and Brazil until the final. The Japanese in the 1/8 finals will meet with the Croatian national team.

– To be honest, I believe that Spain could have lost to Japan on purpose for the sake of an easy net. It’s a kind of football trick. Why not take advantage? At the same time, one of the competitors in the person of the German national team should be sent home,” Garnet said to the “Championship”.

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