Suzuki, however, continued to make a mistake on the day as well. At a corner kick situation in the 19th minute of the second half, he jumped high to clear Sayed Bakker's header shot, and outstretched his arm, failed to handle the ball properly. Afterwards, Suzuki collided with Ayase Ueda (Peyenoord) right in front of the gate, and the ball crossed the goal line as it was. The official record became Suzuki's own goal.

Earlier, Suzuki made a series of mistakes in the group league, sparking controversy. During the match against Vietnam, he gave up consecutive runs due to his mispositioning and poor handling of the ball. Fortunately, Japan won 4-2 after turning the game around, but lost face by allowing two runs against Vietnam. Suzuki then collapsed in the match against Iraq when he gave up a run due to a punching mistake. At that time, Japan lost to Iraq 1-2.

As a result, Japan criticized Suzuki, saying that he is not good enough to play professionally and that he lacks basic skills. Finally, there was racism that should never be done. Some fans criticized Suzuki because he was born of mixed race between a Ghanaian father and a Japanese mother.

Eventually, the Japan Football Association (JFA) set out to protect Suzuki, and Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu also criticized the Japanese team, saying, "I want you to stop racism against Suzuki. Racism should never be done, nor should it happen." Suzuki has been holding onto his mentality and continues to play, but has been unable to shake off his sluggish performance due to repeated errors.

After the game, Suzuki met with reporters in the mixed zone (joint coverage area) and said, "I should no longer make mistakes in set piece situations, nor should I lose any more points. I will show you a different side through supplementation," he said, vowing to be different while acknowledging his mistake.

Meanwhile, Japan led Bahrain with consecutive goals by Doan Ritsu (Freiburg) and Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) in the 31st minute of the first half and 4th minute of the second half, respectively, and Suzuki's own goal came out, but Ueda sealed the victory with a 3-1 victory.  스포츠토토

The victory allowed Japan to reach the quarterfinals for the ninth consecutive time, while continuing its journey to become the top player in Asia for the fifth time in its career. Japan has widened the gap with Bahrain in past matches, with 10 wins, one draw and two losses out of 13 matches. Japan, which has advanced to the quarterfinals, will face off with Iran over its bid to advance to the semifinals.