The battle for first place in Group D intensifies as Iraq and Japan clash on matchday two of the Asian Cup at Education City Stadium. Iraq secured a 3-1 victory over Indonesia in their opener, while Japan overcame a resilient Vietnam, winning 4-2.

Iraq, led by coach Jesus Casas, showcased a promising start to the Asian Cup, winning their opening group fixture for the third successive time. Responding well to an Indonesian equalizer, Iraq scored a late goal in the first half, displaying their attacking prowess. They have historically excelled in the group stage of this tournament, scoring three or more goals in three of their last four Asian Cup group outings. With a victory, Iraq aims to secure a spot in the knockout stage for an eighth successive time and potentially claim first place in the group.

Japan, managed by Hajime Moriyasu, faced an unconvincing first half against Vietnam but finished strong with a late flurry of goals. The win extended Japan's winning run to 11 matches in all competitions, with an impressive attacking record, netting four or more goals on 10 occasions. Japan last suffered a defeat to Iraq in 1982, and they have won their only two previous Asian Cup encounters against them by a combined score of 5-1.

In the Iraq lineup against Indonesia, Zidane Iqbal replaced Montader Madjed. Amir Al-Ammari reached 25 caps, Ibrahim Bayesh is closing in on 50, and Ali Adnan is eight caps away from 100. Mohanad Ali, Osama Rashid, and Aymen Hussein were among the goal-scorers.

For Japan, Kaoru Mitoma missed the opener due to an ankle injury, but Moriyasu expects him to be available in the group stage. Takuma Asano sat out the first fixture and is two caps away from 50. Shogo Taniguchi reached his 25th cap, Takehiro Tomiyasu is nearing 40 caps, and Zion Suzuki made his fifth appearance. Takumi Minamino scored a brace, taking his tally to 20 goals for Japan, and Keito Nakamura notched his fifth international goal.

I believe Japan is taking this tournament with the utmost respect and they are eyeing to lift the trophy.

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亚洲杯的第二场比赛将在教育城体育场举行，伊拉克和日本争夺D组第一的比赛将更加激烈。伊拉克在首场比赛中以3比1战胜印尼，而日本则以4比2战胜了顽强的越南。

在主教练卡萨斯(Jesus Casas)的带领下，伊拉克队在亚洲杯上展现了一个充满希望的开局，连续第三次赢得小组赛的首场比赛。伊拉克对印尼扳平比分做出了很好的回应，在上半场最后时刻打进一球，展示了他们的进攻能力。他们历来在本届亚洲杯小组赛中表现出色，在最近四次小组赛中有三次打进3球或更多。如果取得胜利，伊拉克有望连续第八次进入淘汰赛阶段，并有可能获得小组第一的位置。

由森康元(Hajime Moriyasu)执教的日本队在对阵越南的比赛中上半场表现不佳，但在最后阶段的一连串进球中表现强劲。这场胜利将日本队在各项赛事中的胜利纪录扩大到11场，并创造了令人印象深刻的进攻记录，其中有10次打进4球或更多。日本队上一次输给伊拉克是在1982年，日本队在亚洲杯上仅有的两次交锋中都以5比1的总比分取胜。

在伊拉克对阵印度尼西亚的比赛中，齐达内·伊克巴尔替换了蒙塔德·马吉德。阿米尔·阿尔-阿姆马里出场25次，易卜拉欣·巴耶什接近50次，阿里·阿德南距离100次出场还有8次。穆罕默德·阿里、奥萨马·拉希德和艾曼·侯赛因都在进球之列。

日本方面，三间薰因脚踝受伤错过了首场比赛，但森康希望他能在小组赛中复出。浅野拓马缺席了第一场比赛，离50岁还有两场比赛。谷口尚吾代表国家队出场25次，富康武宏代表国家队出场近40次，铃木锡安代表国家队出场5次。南野拓美(Takumi Minamino)梅开二度，使他的国家队进球达到20个，中村庆东(Keito Nakamura)打进了他的第五个国家队进球。

我相信日本会带着最大的尊重来参加这次比赛，他们希望能举起奖杯。

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