How Football Conquered Japan - The Real International Break: Asia

Football has taken Japan by storm - Eli from COPA90 discovers how an obsession with subculture’s and active support has created Asia’s biggest most successful football nation in a very short time. Subscribe to COPA90: bit.ly/Copa90Subscribe
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[@WCIV-rw5js]

so this guy...is being paid...traverling all around the world...waching football games and talking about them............ppl i belive he understood life.

[@espben360]

W.C. IV dream job. Would kill to have that

[@jazzx251]

He's from Australia - big deal, he went to Japan next door - the same as taking the ferry to France from where I live. [lol - btw]

[@edzothedon1487]

+Mai Nem His gone to almost every country in the world and done these documentaries lol not just Australia

[@evelynwbf]

Mai Nem he lives in England tho lol

[@mariocortes1300]

living that crazy life jijij

[@johnberry2678]

The Samurai Blue is the best team nickname in all of World Football

[@kakibackup2koujo612]

True that

[@juulfien4682]

the Aztecs sound pretty cool too

[@solodolotrevino]

Andres Gomez and The Pharaohs

[@purp3981]

Bafana Bafana Eagles of Carthage

[@shenruivah]

PhatBoy I really love the nickname "Eagles of Carthage". It's got everything, it's cool, it's hip, it's historical, it's badass and classy all at the same time, definitely my favourite of all times in terms of nick names.

[@VoltronKnight]

Now this is what I call quality content

[@Copa90]

Thanks matey! stay tuned for more content like this from across the world!

[@davidacosta9158]

real football is international football, where players don’t play because of money, they play because of the love and pride of their countries

[@jmike1197]

Yesss

[@davidacosta9158]

buis00001 Maybe England but not Mexico

[@sinhalalion1806]

David Acosta Not all players tho

[@mmaking8664]

Mexico is one of THE most passionate players...what r u talking about?

[@jabezalantan6357]

Absolutely except for England

[@kuroazrem5376]

2022 and now Doha will always be synonym not with tragedy, but rather, it will be remembered as the place where Japan beat Spain and Germany.

[@goldeneve]

Indeed

[@lucascesar029]

You can't simply talk about Japanese football and don't even mention Yoichi Takahashi, creator of the Captain Tsubasa manga who changed football there forever

[@mosaf8006]

Yes that!

[@NerdChannelBrasil]

And Zico...

[@aniqshardin]

most polite ultras ever

[@elchapo8848]

✌️

[@miranblazek5303]

And passionate to the core!!!

[@RioHolic]

Beautiful work guys, really put across the world of Japanese football and culture exceptionally. More of these please!!! 🇯🇵

[@Sofwan786]

still it has not hit the USA kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKfLpIesoKiZnZY

[@Sofwan786]

you disagree with me , because you think MLS is as good as J league ? or the Americans watch soccer as much as the Japanese ?

[@maidy199]

Actually, Japan does not differ much from the US. The video touched here on a minority that is into football but if you live in Japan, you would not notice anything changed in daily life when it comes to football matches.

[@connorwain6820]

Japan's growth as a footballing nation is astounding.

[@rosesblue1218]

so quick, so is South Korea. I remember 20 years or 30 years ago all they talk about is baseball and now it's all about soccer soccer soccer. it seems like the only country that soccer not yet conquered is the US...

[@TimmyTickle]

Roses Blue India?

[@dylanbozz2915]

Roses Blue and Australia

[@georgepatton2221]

@@rosesblue1218 Football*

[@stepinupme1237]

It's football for one and you wouldn't be able to hear ur fans stood 10meters away from them

[@shivi0014]

As a football fan from India I can totally relate to this In India cricket is the most famous sport and football lacks behind it But in the last 5 years the growth has been great Grassroots infrastructure is developing and more young kids are playing the sport We got a new more professional league named Indian Super League and the effect of the league can be seen on the national team We qualified to the 2018 AFC Asian Cup Played a draw with China Hosted the U17 world cup in 2017 and the Indian team giving a fighting performance inspite of our standing in world football And U16 team reached the quarter final of 2018 AFC u16 championship where they lost 1-0 to South Korea And I pray to God that we keep growing and just like Japan one day India can also qualify to the world cup 😇

[@umbroniequalquer4557]

I am brazilian but i always wanted to see india play in a world cup

[@darkknight4186]

@@umbroniequalquer4557 ❤️ from India

[@shekar4403]

Isl is improving our talent and interest in football now people's are supporting our national team we are improving but slowly ❤️ we have to follow the japan way

[@mtk3755]

@@umbroniequalquer4557 not only you mate even your ancestors, in 1950 Brazil had even asked to sponsor india for wc trip as we lacked funds back then. In those times india was known Brazil of Asia. Sad that we have fallen alot and are still far away. But one day for sure. Thanks for your support.

[@mtk3755]

@@shekar4403 true but we are far off man not even close. Isl has kinda ruined the league structure. We should follow Japan way for sure and spread football culture.

[@ev.9355]

As an Australian i actually really enjoyed this video. Japan has so much history and culture and such passion for football, its great to see them go through. As a socceroos fan, im stressing about not making the wc, because we are in some terrible form. I doubt we will make the cut, and if we don't qualify, ill be barracking for the samurai blue.

[@isaacmadhwan445]

EV. Bro beating Syria isn’t gonna be challenge for us Roos, this is what you’d expect with our team but with our form lately idk. Even if they won I’m pretty sure we have to head over to south america

[@ev.9355]

Isaac Madhwan yeah, Australia are a decent team we just need a key striker IMO. We should really beat syria at home but away from home its anyones game. With the poor form we hit reacently i doubt we will qualify. We may get pass syria, if we can play to our best, be than heading to south america will be difficult. At least if we qualify it'll be a great story.

[@ev.9355]

buis00001 yep, 100% agreed. This is why i was mentioning before about us being a good team but needing a key striker who can finish.

[@dansk1er33]

Praying for wins against Honduras!!

[@user-fs5ob9cq5s]

I'm so glad to hear so as a Japanese. socceroos is one of my favorite teams.

[@diadunne1143]

It's surprising you didn't mention Captain Tsubasa 😔

[@lucascesar029]

Ikr, Captain Tsubasa was one of the most important things to happen in Japanesse football

[@superninja252]

Two mistakes 1- Baseball in japan is more than corporated stuff, its something that grows up with Japan since samurai era 2- he didn't mention Captain Tsubasa

[@elimengem5731]

We wanted to! But there was just so much to fit in we didn't have time! A return is a must!

[@giulianasilva3579]

Captain tsubasa was japans National dream team!

[@alkiskosh6536]

or Captain Oliver

[@jeromepearson5706]

J League has a long history of bringing in Brazilian coaches and players, and there is a large Japanese community in Brazil, I think that historic relationship should be noted

[@Discokid9876]

One of my favorite videos in a while from COPA90. Its amazing how japan and football combine perfectly!

[@Copa90]

+Shinjiro12 🇯🇵 + ⚽️ = 👍

[@Crutypus]

These videos are so well written and edited. One of those instances where KZbin does much better than TV

[@ronaldookpara644]

Who’s watching after Japan just won Spain

[@WahannuKalingga]

Ah.. you guys forgot to mention Captain Tsubasa, one of biggest influence in Japanese football for those kids

[@juniorhuachoguisado6640]

the typing font is from Captain Tsubasa xd

[@abhishekkar1]

Fantastic Copa90. I hope football becomes that much popular in India.

[@simplyhistorical2547]

Abhishek Kar u17 World Cup is a big step in the right direction.

[@lgs-cm2vb]

You've got cricket. Stick to that buddy.

[@abhishekkar1]

Simply Historical I guess so. Lets see what happens in the future

[@AdilNoushad360]

Yesssss hopefully we will be big in football soon... Qualified for AFC cup 2019!!! Step in the right direction... I hope😇

[@deepesh8712]

It reminds ne of India, Baseball, cricket Poor support for nt matches 2002 world cup, u17 world cup I league, isl let's hope we do it like Japan we can't be as good as them but let's try our best

[@weston7trillion]

Top documentary

[@derkaiser420]

One of the best matches in the 2018 was Belgium v Japan. The fact that you all took Belgium that far was insane. Japan also have the most respectful fans in the World by far.

[@jensibowable]

This is why I love vegalta sendai, now THATS a community club!

[@kagzmeister1323]

Albirex Niigata better

[@tigerking8413]

I'm not even Japanese and I feel really pumped for them, the entire video was quality. The cinematics (sorry I work in finance don't know technical terms), the sound effects and structure of the video is just perfect and captures emotion perfectly. Well done COPA90!

[@darwisjamalludin4883]

Amazing stuff as always from copa90. Thank you.

[@Copa90]

Thanks for watching!

[@tintin212002]

Quality content, well done Eli and Copa90

[@alansweeney9474]

Dzintars Lubiks 100th like

[@hiro061212]

Jリーグそして日本サッカーはまだまだ発展途上だけど、選手とサポーター含め、全ての人々のサッカーへの情熱は素晴らしいです！特集ありがとうございました！Thank you！

[@superninja252]

私はJリーグが好きですが、DAZNが権利を取って以来、私はここでゲームを見ることができません ジコのように、私は日本と日本のスポーツを愛するブラジル人です

[@hiro061212]

superninja252 偉大なジーコのように、日本と日本のスポーツを愛してくれてありがとう！是非日本に来てＪリーグを観戦して下さい！ Obrigado por amar o Japão e os esportes japoneses como o Zico! Isso é decepcionante. Por favor, venha para a J League! 下手なポルトガル語でごめんなさい！

[@MikeCooky]

Quality stuff

[@archxcr1tical847]

Quality content like this is the reason why we love you guys at Copa90 Keep it up guys!!!!!

[@Manuel-uf6sr]

Japan 🇯🇵, you guys should be proud! I was left a fan with the Belgium game at World Cup.

[@debansubhadra1250]

India needs a lot to learn from Japan. So happy to see Japan's progress over such a short time brilliant work , kudos👍🇮🇳

[@mtk3755]

True man need same for our country

[@sumavargas3147]

I was living in Japan when they qualified for the 98 world cup, watching the game at a friends house, it was the best atmosphere I ever been a part of watching a game on tv.

[@CocoTayo]

Amazing to see the impact football has around the world. I love watching you guys explore the different cultures in football and deliver to us something we may never see! Thank you!

[@ayushpandey2511]

The type of content you make are just awesome . You really make us fans take a differnt perspective on various things . U make us feel closer to the game . Thank you copa 90 team and elli . Hoping that a similar football revolution starts in India too.

[@ragazziciao4575]

Quality video. Young generation in Japan are obviously loves football more than any sports. We are gonna produce the real talented player soon. Wait there boys.

[@DYNEsama]

Being such a fan of Japanese subculture myself, it's really fascinating to see what football is like from Japan's perspective, and that game between Australia and Japan? I was kinda torn, but I will always bleed green and gold. If it wasn't for that game, we wouldn't have to play a do or die game against Thailand, or a playoff against Syria. This coming international break means more to Australia than any other. We win, we're in!

[@lbn6486]

It's alright. You guys still have cricket.

[@Sharingan6500ify]

These videos should get more recognition, seriously great content!

[@vengefulhero]

This was amazing. Keep bringing this quality!

[@luurchify]

Japan and Saudi Arabia used to struggle to qualify, and now they are beating the likes of Argentina and Germany. They have come really far.

[@Behind.Heaven]

Nah its one point to beat them when they are weak, but its a completel different point to build up decades of strenght, win, and play most of the time on the top Level.

[@jackclarke8156]

Another top vid Eli, keep up the incredible work and hopefully people will begin to see the light!

[@TheReverseParadox]

And thats what football is ALL about emotions no matter what country feeling a sense of pride when your country achieves something is so beautiful everyone cries with you strangers alike

[@ARDBOD13D]

you guys are the mvps pf football documentaries

[@farissen]

just brilliant. goosebumps all over throughout

[@killingtime9189]

These type of content is great

[@stoplying]

I'm lucky enough to have gone to a Yokohama F Marinos match a few years ago, and the fans, the atmosphere, the quality of play is all there. This video is next level from COPA90 - these dudes have the best job in the world! Keep doing what you're doing!

[@goodhj]

Thank you copa 90, this is the best documentary i've ever seen!

[@Nkwenkl18]

Man you guys produce some seriously high quality material. Well done.

[@jesusvermillionthemereoleo5660]

Yeeeeessss, you finally did Japan, a country which means a lot to me. ありがとうごおざいます　Copa 90！

[@Copa90]

+Matthew Waterton どういたしまして！

[@rolandhaumann4248]

Why does Japan mean a lot to you?

[@jesusvermillionthemereoleo5660]

It was there for me in very dark times of my life (depression). I fell in love with the culture, the people... That's why it means a lot to me

[@rolandhaumann4248]

That's amazing man! Good for you. I lived there for five years and it most definitely has a special place in my heart.

[@user-fs5ob9cq5s]

Thank you Matthew to love our country. I hope you are doing well now.

[@WCIV-rw5js]

Yall almost made me cry...great video

[@saeta]

Man this channel is amazing me so much. Is not only amazing from a football fan, but also an amazing reportage from a journalism point of view

[@user-lq3iq4fj3h]

Your youtube is very interesting. Although I'm Japanese, I know history of Japan's football now. I'm thankful to you. ありがとう😊

[@AdamTheMan1993]

日本が2002年のFIFAワールドカップを主催するために与えられて以来、日本はついに本格的なサッカー国になり、日本はスポーツへの大きな成長の関心を持っており、日本の野球が野球よりも人気が高まることを願っています。

[@user-fs5ob9cq5s]

This is why we love COPA 90. The other channels only show Europe. This channel is so fair. I really enjoyed to watch this video. Thank you from Japan.

[@PurpleAngel8261]

Extremely well produced video a great deal of effort went into making this well done!

[@johnconnor1652]

Eli always has so much passion when he tells the stories.. He's amazing

[@MrAndrewtallon]

Always seeing great content come up from you guys. Subscribed!

[@Copa90]

welcome to the CopaFam!

[@niespeludo]

I love these videos to be honest. Probably my favorite coming fro COPA90

[@mattm.2591]

How come there's no mention of Japan winning the Asian Cup in 1992? You skipped right over that to what happened in 1993. Otherwise, really good video that gave a great insight into Japanese football and much of how they got to where they are now. I also want to add that I absolutely love international breaks. Actually prefer them to club games. So much intensity and variety.

[@wanted4bad]

eli has done it again, top video

[@olechel]

Love your work eli!

[@lordeccles200]

That's why I subscribe Copa90

[@JoseNelisParham]

Amazing video!

[@diggertroc]

Amazing work, editing, everything.

[@mickisei3547]

Saw the game with Columbia. Japan did amazing in winning. Good luck Japan.

[@connornetty7135]

That gave me chills! If the US don't qualify you know I'm supporting Japan!

[@WillCFC13]

Love the soundtrack in this video!!!!

[@jairan1262]

Quality video.

[@UsmanAli-bl3dd]

you are killing it this time amazing work

[@tsuyo2403]

日本語訳もあって見やすい。 素晴らしい！

[@Copa90]

良かった !

[@indiqurotaayun6046]

Come to Surabaya, and feel another atmosphere

[@Scotty-qk8vf]

What. A. Video.

[@malikanuur4298]

Great video

[@Creees]

8:48 thats so awesome. You put Leyton Orient in there!!!!

[@darbylaughren3350]

Best video yet Copa fam! Keep up the good work!

[@Copa90]

woo! high praise. Thanks :)

[@lordcristopherv]

Captain Tsubasa made me love Japan Football...Greetings from Brasil

[@h.r.6949]

この間試合終了間際に来たのこの人達だったのか こんだけよく紹介してくれてめっちゃ嬉しい

[@worldpeace44]

Wow! Great content, great quality! Well done. Subscribing!

[@user-ch8qh3pl9g]

awesome editing

[@Cantstopblack]

That was a great episode

[@jar6154]

Love your channel man!!

[@Aquila.Nera_]

Respect from Brigata Curva Sud Indonesia

[@user-do4eh1gc4p]

良いビデオだった! Quality video!

[@Nemesis_SN]

Damn, this is some real legit ready forTV shit, I mean very well done and put together, great job Copa90! 👍

[@ryanh2479]

Japan baseball games are lit af! I used to go to them all the time when I lived there.

[@az-ly8ei]

Ryan H Did you used to go alone?

[@ryanh2479]

The person to love soccer no, I went with friends.

[@az-ly8ei]

Ryan H The friends are Japanese?

[@ryanh2479]

Sometimes with the Japanese, mostly with my gringo friends though.

[@az-ly8ei]

Ryan H Oh, it's okay. I just want to know why you used to do. Thank you.

[@Ed-ws7rb]

one of the best videos!keep it up :)

[@anglox8240]

That was class! Well done

[@zadkovichraj3246]

I love Copa 90 and as an Aussie always pumped for it versing such a powerhouse of Asia 60,000 at Saitama and 3,000 Aussies must have been mental

[@bolso4]

A+++ Production. Amazing.

[@teokean3032]

great content i havent seen in ages

[@310jpm]

amazing video!

[@janidak]

nicly done! thank you man.

[@rishabhagarwal4702]

Brilliant, Brilliant work guys.

[@bardistass]

Eli's videos ar by far the best

[@Irvin993]

Great Documental, IT seems that thay are growing, greetings from Perú, a footballer country

[@hamburgerdan101]

They recently qualified for the World Cup 3 weeks ago

[@superninja252]

this actually was recorded during the game that gave Q to japan

[@americangooner98]

This truly is the greatest game ever played.

[@carlose23]

Amazing!!!

[@alexbutler8930]

The editing here is ON POINT

[@maxvu1888]

Best content by Copa90 so far

[@bkyk350]

Such a great story!

[@anaranjadisimo]

outstanding. keep it up.

[@hotshot5164]

Eli is back!

[@maruftanim6975]

16:37 i can feel your pain bro 😢😢😢 Beautiful, but most heartbreaking sports of all time ❤💔❤