Japan has a good position compared to Qatar in qualifying possibilities in the World Cup. Japan's recovery win against Iran has really been a big impact on their bracket and at the same time, Japan made a bounce back after losing to Kazakhstan. While Qatar on the other hand current in the lowest position in their bracket and needs to win a consecutive basketball match or else they will not able to qualify in World Cup.
Qatar who lost to the Philippines on their last match after they went into a low-performance shooting percentage. They should improve their game plan as well as working their end game in order to maintain their lead and will not be intimidated during the tight defense. If all possible loophole will be worked into then Qatar has a good chance to win against Japan.
Based on their performance of their previous games while comparing both teams. Japan is very good at shooting whether it would be in a two-point field goal, three-point field goal and free throw shooting. Qatar has good shooters but when being defended tightly, their player's performance will change drastically which resulted to several missed shots. In order for Qatar to win, they should work on their weakness and make a way how to straighten them and put them in to apply.
Both their rebounds are equally fair, but the speed of Japan is quite better than Qatar since Japan is capable of quick steals and assists as the game starts to get hotter. They are well focused on the game and their determination can really be a game changer.
Japan has better use of their bench players than of Qatar. This will give a proper rotation of players so the primary players will not be so exhausted and can still be effectively used during crucial quarters.
Japan has a high possibility of winning against Qatar but in a very close scoring. There might be a possibility that their scoring will end up in a single digit lead but who knows Qatar might come up for a better strategy how they could counter Japan with their speed and aggressiveness inside the court.
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