Confident pick here.

Japan, as shown in the World Cup, is a very strong team with a lot of talent, able to play counter attacking football but also dominate the games with possession.

They have a strong squad called for this game, without important missings. They kept the same coach - Moriyasu, first coach in the history of Japan to be in charge of the team two consecutive World Cup periods.

But Uruguay is the main reason for the pick. Coach Diego Alonso was fired and the national team is waiting to choose the new one, so for this game they will use an interim along with the U-20 coach, without experience with this team and the players.

Furthermore, a lot of key players are out of the squad for this fixture. Luis Suárez, Cavani, Martin Cáceres, Betancur, Araujo, Darwin Núñez, Godin, Muslera, Giménez, Girogian de Arrascaeta and Nicolas de la Cruz. On these players there are several starters and key pieces of the team, so we will see a very poor squad here without motivation.

For Uruguay this small stage of two games is a problem due to the injuries and their internal problems. We must also remember their poor performance in the World Cup where they lost in the group stage against poor teams, while Japan managed to quality playing very well against Spain and Germany, being defeated by Croatia in penalties.

For me Japan is a huge favourite here. Better team, squad, with more motivation and home support.

很有信心的一场比赛。

日本队在世界杯上的表现，是一支实力很强的球队，天赋异禀，既能打反击球，又能控球称霸。

他们有一支强大的阵容来参加这场比赛，没有重要的失误。他们保留了森保一教练，这是日本历史上第一位连续两届世界杯执教球队的教练。

但乌拉圭是选秀的主要原因。教练迭戈阿隆索被解雇，国家队正在等待选择新教练，所以这场比赛他们将与 U-20 教练一起使用临时教练，没有这支球队和球员的经验。

此外，很多关键球员都不在本场比赛的大名单中。路易斯·苏亚雷斯、卡瓦尼、马丁·卡塞雷斯、贝坦库尔、阿劳霍、达尔文·努涅斯、戈丁、穆斯莱拉、希门尼斯、吉罗吉安·德阿拉斯卡塔和尼古拉斯·德拉克鲁斯。这些球员中有几名首发球员和球队的关键球员，所以我们会看到一支非常糟糕的球队，没有动力。

乌拉圭由于伤病和内线问题，这两场比赛的小阶段都是一个问题。我们还必须记住他们在世界杯上的糟糕表现，他们在小组赛阶段输给了弱队，而日本在对阵西班牙和德国的比赛中表现出色，在点球大战中被克罗地亚击败。

对我来说，日本是本场的热门。更好的团队，球队，有更多的动力和主场支持。