SportsJapan and South Korea savor biggest World Cup night in 20 years
Bars and restaurants prepare to serve fans in early hours
Not since 2002, when Japan and South Korea jointly hosted the World Cup, have both countries played on the same night seeking a place among the last eight teams of the tournament. © Reuters
KIM JAEWON and SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writers
December 5, 2022 18:55 JST
SEOUL/TOKYO -- Football fans in South Korea and Japan eagerly anticipated one of the biggest nights in Asian soccer for two decades on Monday as both national teams prepared for World Cup matches that could usher them into the tournament's quarterfinals -- or send them home from Qatar.