🥲 Recordemos que Wataru Endo se ha perdido el Mundial con Japón por dejárselo todo en esta acción 🇯🇵
❤️ Vaya profesional, no todos pueden ser como Endo.
Jamie Carragher on Japan players displaying Wataru Endō's jersey after the dramatic 2-2 draw against the Netherlands national football team:
🗣️ “That moment after the final whistle said everything about this Japan team. They weren't celebrating a draw, they were playing for someone who should have been here with them.
When I saw the players holding up Endō's shirt, I thought it was powerful. This is a player who dreamed of leading his country at the World Cup, only for injury to take it away from him at the last moment.
People don't always understand how much that hurts. You spend years preparing for a tournament, making sacrifices, pushing your body to the limit, and then suddenly it's gone. Just like that.
What impressed me was how the squad responded. Instead of feeling sorry for themselves, they turned that disappointment into motivation. Every tackle, every run, every minute they fought against the Netherlands felt like they were carrying Endō with them.
And let's be honest, that equalizer in the 89th minute wasn't just about football. It was about emotion. It was about a group of players refusing to give up because they knew someone important was watching from home.
Moments like that can unite a squad. Sometimes a team needs something bigger than tactics and formations. Sometimes it needs a cause.
The scary thing for the rest of the tournament is that Japan now have one. And if they keep playing with that level of heart and determination, they could become a problem for a lot of teams.”