Watched I think was a Japanese professional game a few years back on UA-cam. I thought they could beat some college division 2 teams. What kept me watching was the players love of the game. They were not coasting.
People that's shouting "impossible" should know that Japan has a surprisingly rich history of American Football in their country that spans many decades. Recommend looking into it.
Why you guys acting shocked japan national rugby side beat,south africa 4 time world champs,they beat ireland ranked no 2 in the world they beat wales and scotland,the japanese are not to be underestimated.
Bro japan beat south africa at the world cup IN RUGBY in 2019. These things happen. And the rugby world cup is the best players the country has to offer. Thatd be like if the NFL ALL PRO team went over to japan and lost. Its a bit different when our national team is a bunch if teenagers versus real pros such as soccer, rugby, baseball and basketball lol. Its pretty crazy our national team isnt just STACKED with pros
I mean why would you send a great player to this type of game? The top rate players should just stay here and go to NFL. This entire competition was just a charade anyways.
@@sailingadventurerwrong there’s only so many top athletes in a sport they are actively recruiting in Japan stop spreading lies about things you don’t know and there were 0 notable names on the US team D3 is essentially high school level players here
Football in Japan is quite popular. It may not be on the same level as baseball, but the sport has gradually grown and is considered the third best pro football league in the world.
As an American, I didn't even know this tournament existed.....🤣 Doesn't bother me, that doesn't look like any football I would watch. Looks like some third rate high school football to me.
@@matthewwelsh294 Bullet trains (electric) are not practical for large countries. The infrastructure is too expensive to build and maintain at the scale of the US, Russia, China, India, Brazil, Canada etc. One exception: Since China owns US manufacturing and politicians, they can afford to blow money on the world's longest HSR project.
Oh, how nostalgic! Excellent reference! I was watching the video with all those imaginary pointy arrows when Japanese players were breaking through the American defense🤣🤣🤣🤣
My favorite anime actually. Read and collected the books as they came out and bought the DVDs the same way. Even picked up the Nintendo Wii and DS games.
@@arsenalofdemocracy9985 the last time USA played in the semi final of a world cup was when it first started, which was about 94 years ago. since then, they have been crap. Whereas, Japan have been a force to reckon with in Asia for the past couple of decades.
The highest level of American Football in Japan is the X-League, an amateur league consisting of true company teams and club teams sponsored by companies. The company league was founded in 1981; since 1996, it has been called the X-League. Imagine dedicating your whole life to something to getting your ass beat by a Mitsubishi engineer
Rugby was the same way until a few years ago in Japan. In that the Rugby teams were owned by the Japanese companies,and a lot of the players were company employees. In the last handful of years Top League Rugby in Japan became more of a professional Rugby league.
@@Hackattack7Still playing at a higher level than the Japanese dudes. US High school football teams are at a higher standard than this amateur Japanese league.
The sounds that just came out of me are probably close to what the team made in the locker room after that embarrassment gawd I'm screechcackling 😂☠️☠️☠️
@@supersasukemaniacI lived in Japan as a child when Japanese became baseball fanatics.Their mindset of being defeated in any competition whether sports,business,arts & music is beyond embarrassing. Failure is not acceptable.They play injured. That’s not a reason to be sidelined. US elitism attitude is our greatest weakness.
Well as a U.S Marine I’m not surprised. Our camp/base teams (which also consist of each individual breach) plays the Japanese local teams yearly in Japan/Okinawa. So it helps them a lot when their league champions play the champions of our league as well. On top of that we have scrimmages before our seasons start, it’s a great cultural exchange filled with mutual respect and appreciation for the love of the game.
Thats all good and well, but getting beaten at a sport that you guys invented. You have to appreciate the irony. There can’t be too many in Japan who even knew they had an American football team. I’m from London, UK and had to check to see if we too had a team and surprisingly enough we do. It’s a GB team nicknamed the GB Lions that plays in international events. None of which have even been publicised or promoted here. People do turn up when professional NFL teams come here, but other than that we don’t see a lot of it. Its still very much a fringe sport. It’s obviously hard to compete with our national sports like football, cricket and rugby. Its the same in reverse in the US. Were you even aware you guys hosted Copa this year and cohosting the world cup in 2026 with Canada and Mexico?
I also played football for my Marine Corps base on Okinawa, Foster Marauders back in 1983-84. We had a few high school kids of American/Japanese ancestry playing with us. These kids were very disciplined. What Americans fail to realize is Japanese people are very good at what they do. These commentators are a joke. They probably didn't play football before, or if they did, warmed the bench. Just say something good instead of bashing another race. Why do Americans like these are given a stage to show how ignorant some Americans can be. Maybe they should watch how these Japanese kids take their playing football seriously.
I played against a Japanese team when I was a part of the Yokota raiders during my Air Force days in Japan. They were pretty good back then. We won but I respected their game. Their heart.
Played for the kadena dragons in 2017 The Japanese didn't have the size but they definitely had the technique Japanese dude name Richie was a starter at WR on out team
@@Rowsy91 There are levels to this stuff man. Everyone's who's committed to it and can play deserves to play the game at the level they're at - but players from lower levels shouldn't be representing their country on a national team like this
I live in Japan. No one has any idea this happened cuz football isn’t on 99% of people’s radar here. That being said, never underestimate the Japanese in any sport. These kids here spend hours upon hours practicing and training everyday. It’s why Japan has become such a powerhouse in baseball. Kids practice up to 8 hours a day. They’ll go to school and then practice baseball until after the sun goes down. I guarantee you they do this for football too.
What people don't realize is that Japan's mindset is perfectly fit for team sports. Every player on Team Japan knew exactly what was expected of them, large or small. And they gave 100% for each act. You can tell the American team wasn't on the same wavelength and everything was based on an individual perspective. Even at the end there was a player who just walked off in anger and didn't bother to congratulate the winning team.
Most sports…in basketball they still get tossed around by a lot of other country’s…same with soccer..and even baseball they didn’t face the United States best pitchers or our best players at ever position by any means and they barely won. And there ice hockey teams might as well not exist..Also not going into rugby, cricket and so on.
I don’t know about other sports, but its football (soccer) team is very good. Their U23 team faces Spain in the qtr finals of the Olympics and it could go either way. Spain are obviously favourites, but it wouldn’t be a shock if Japan won.
I know this is a "Haha America lost" moment" but I actually like this. The fact that Japan has football players that can beat us (even if they're obviously not our best lol) only helps grow the game. Hopefully some young japanese kids watch that game and gain interest in football.
@@awill3454I saw a cricket video game. Said to my friend, does the US even have a cricket team? Next day I see the news we beat Pakistan. Guess that answers that question. Lol
All fine and good, doesn't mean they are "on the level" as the U.S. in American football, we should never lose to a foreign team... are you serious?? I played semi-pro football in Germany for 4 years and they had some good players and very good teams, but the reason they were fgood was because of the American player that were allowed to be on the field on each side, offense/defense, which was typically 2 to 3 at one time.
@@huskyludge5323 Football was created and developed in the U.S. and has a large culture surrounding it from highschool to college and finally the NFL, it's not that big outside of the US, especially in Japan. It would be like an American soccer team beating Barcelona l, you wouldn't predict it.
We had a foreign exchange student from Brazil try out for football. He had no understanding whatsoever of the game. He thought it was soccer or like soccer. The first time he tried to hit someone he got decleated and wanted to quit. We found out he could make 50+ yard field goals all day long though so we found a way for him to play.
In 1981, a Japanese artist/mangaka called Yoichi Takahasi made Captain Tsubasa before Japanese good at football/soccer. Now they almost in every World Cup edition and one of the greatest team in Asia. In 2008, a Japanese artist/mangaka called Murata made Eyeshield 21, a manga about american football in high school level even thou almost every Japanese had no idea about American Football, and now U20 Japan American Football team beat USA U20. What next? Kaiju?
Captain Tsubasa also give birth to many2 italian and latin america soccer players. including some legendary ones will cite tsubasa as inspiration. hell, tsubasa official team being barcelona have raise some conversation among players who adore tsubasa.
@@cpt.silverwolf9747 the tsubasa anime is aired in south europe and latin america under different name. Also need to be noted, back then, japan pastime sport is baseball. Soccer was not popular in japan before tsubasa. Tsubasa literally make the sport popular in japan
@DanielMiller8 Really? I thought a American invented basketball but I could be wrong lol. If so then yeah we dominate that sport to where the NBA is literally the top of the world players and it's in America. I know baseball and football are American sports. Football being the best sport ever in my opinion. Basketball is definitely second then baseball. And hockey.
I used to go to Kansai university and they had an amazing football team. Football isn't a massively popular sport in Japan, but for the people that get into it: they are in it 100%. Japanese people are crazy competitive in any sport they enter.
Hey, I hate to break it to you but the United States team probably has the bottom of the barrel of our players play in that crap so anyone who wins they’re not beating America’s best so take your trophy and shove it because we all know Canada sucks at sports in a whole so yeah
@66korean 99% of Japan barely knows what American football is other than the fact that Americans play it. They're pool of players to draw from is much smaller than the US who have a huge draw. Japan has maybe a couple hundred guys if that who dedicate significant amounts of time to playing the sport. It doesn't really matter that these aren't the best players in the US when you put it in perspective. Baseball is even more of an American original sport and some of the best players in the MLB are Japanese. Shohei Ohtani, arguably the best baseball player of all time hails from Japan. They have an exceptional culture.
The NBA PGA ATP men’s would like a word with you…You’ll see in the summer Olympics. In the B.League there only allowed one foreign player because they dominate the game to much.
USA has a tendency to not win any team sport. Japan on the other hand is another story. Watch the Japanese rugby team play and you’ll understand what i mean. The US didn’t win a single medal for any men’s team sport in the 2020 Olympics apart from a silver medal for baseball. Majority of the medalists were swimmers and track athletes and other individual sports. This outcome doesn’t really surprise me.
@@viktorstagnetti7491 Definitely no High level HS players either since I've seen a few of the HS recruits who are already athletic as hell. They keep getting more athletic out of High School.
My former Preschool student Toby Linscott is number 4 the receiver with the juke and made the corner fall down and score the TD. The crazy thing is he is the Team Captain for Japan and he made the team as an Allstar Quarterback. The boys only practiced twice before flying to Canada. They are the all stars of various universities in Japan. Go Toby you guys earned the W and will beat Canada to prove that it’s not a fluke.
@@MelvoraFilms Eh, it doesn't matter. IF this were the U23 team losing Gold (since I know quite a few who would kill it in that tournament) or the World Championship (which should be in the Springtime like in March or April, not mid-summer) then I'd be really disappointed but this is the U20 team with guys I didn't know even played.
Having spent time in Japan back in the 90s as an exchange student, got to say if they play football anything like how they play Rugby, it was only a matter of time until they pulled off this sort of victory - they are insane competitors!
And people are talking like they just DONT play American football. Some of their Universities even offer it as a sport. It's just not AS big as in the US. They know what they're doing
We need to build a World-Class USA Football Academy in the mountains of Alaska, send them there for 10 months. They will wrestle grizzly bears & dredge for oil. Swim laps in the arctic & learn to catch 7 lb. frozen footballs launched by wooden catapults. Coaches will be Navy Seal instructors.
Exactly this was under 20 but yeah put all those kids that are going to go to college that got scholarships not a bunch of kids that weren't even good enough to go to a mediocre college
Among the athletes traveling to Canada are four-star Notre Dame commit Davion Dixon, uncommitted three-star athlete Bryce Williams and CHSAA 4A First Team All-State specialist Rhett Armstrong. The quarterback room features several notable faces. Ambidextrous quarterback Mikey Gow, who became a viral sensation in 2022, is making the trip to Canada alongside former 16U U.S. National Team member Aliam Appler, who is training to walk on at Florida Atlantic University.
Japan started a Kabaddi team a game that they have never played 2 decades ago now they constantly reach top 4 in Asian games and Kabaddi World cups . Remember they reached Semifinals in football World Cup after taking football seriously in less than 2 decades
Name one football team from overseas that can beat ANY NFL team or even a college team. I mean seriously..... who were these US players? how were they selected?
@@evansusmc Outside of America, nobody even cares about that dumb sport enough to make a world championship possible. Outside of America, 99.9999% of people can't name 2 NFL teams to save their lives. You guys are trash in sports other people really care about.
@@kylekorver7273 The USMNT which is ranked 11th in the world, lost to Panama which is ranked 43rd. Panama are technically "bums" in the football world but they would y'all asses because some bums are better than other bums. Interpretation, you shouldn't loose to Japan ever, in a game you created and invest so much in.
Ya... Us Canadians feel your pain. The NHL doesn't send their players to worlds or even the olympics anymore, if they did no one else would have a chance to win...
Yea that's nuts isn't it?? My son was telling me that a Canadian team hadn't even won the Stanley cup in quite a while. Seems like they'd wanna send their best players. That's more your guys sport than football is to the US even
@@AjFrancisshomeboySteve haha no i mean US NHL teams, even when the canadiens reach the final there were players from montreal playing for the other team I think it was las vegas
Pat and the team need to chill, man! Everyone knows that if the USA were to field its top U20 players, likely all Division 1 athletes, it would dominate the tournament. However, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) aims to promote the sport globally. USA Football supports IFAF's strategy to make football accessible and competitive internationally in all its formats, including flag and tackle. While the current USA team may not be as talented as a top-tier roster, it offers a valuable opportunity for these young players to represent their country. Though still considerably better than most international teams, this team is not overwhelmingly strong, which could lead to challenges from stronger programs like those in Japan and Austria. Beyond the USA and Canada, countries such as Japan, Austria, and Germany have developed robust American Football programs. I'm from New Zealand, and we play American football here, too. But we are not on the same level as Japan or Austria. They would kick our ass any day.
Yeah, I’d much rather another country win and have the sport be more popular there than the US send the actual best lineup and dominate like a top 5 team stomping an unranked small school
@@maxcrss2845 Football in America is highly competitive and lucrative we know no other country can beat a legitimate team. Just the high school level in Texas is ruthless it’s a way a life down there been playing since they could walk some of them.
So we agreed to water down and handicap our team to make it fun for the rest of the world? That doesn’t sound very American…tell them to hit the gym and get better. Why do we have to make it easy for the bums?
@@dopereflx7203 This was the an under 20yo game not sure how many d1 players are willing to risk it and lose their scholarships if they get hurt for an exhibition game.
@@dopereflx7203 I know, having been involved in the sport here in New Zealand for many years at both local and national levels, that American Football is a team sport like no other. The amount of resources required-from funding and administration to especially coaching-is enormous, as each position is so unique and demands specialised skills and strategies. Moreover, the infrastructure needed to support American Football, like playing fields suited to the sport's requirements and safety equipment, is substantial. These factors make the development of the sport particularly challenging in countries where it is not already a mainstream activity. This is why I believe the USA's fielding of a less dominant team on the international stage can be seen as a supportive gesture-it provides a more level playing field and encourages the sport's growth globally. By participating, the USA builds a competitive international environment that mirrors the developmental paths seen in other sports like basketball. As countries develop their programs and improve their levels of play, it leads to a richer, more diverse competitive scene at international tournaments, benefiting the sport as a whole. This approach helps other nations catch up and enriches the American Football landscape, making it a truly global sport.
Few D3 guys and 1-3 D2 players. Is it really surprising though? Are you going to risk injury and losing your starting spot on an SEC or B1G team to go play in an exhibition game that means nothing?
Japan main past time is Rugby not American Football but like a decade ago, there is a spike in American Football interest due to some popular sport manga Eyeshield 21. and possibly from there the Rugby people start to play American Football too.
Going from beating Pakistan in cricket to losing to Japan in America football 😭
and the star of US cricket is a senior engineer at oracle. the rest of them are uber drivers and waiters. insane
Lmao you had to go there
America officially upside dawhn
Could not be anybody playing for team USA we all know our players will never risk millions for love of the country metal 😂
The leading run scorer for USA cricket was a South African😎
bishop sycamore scamming again
😂😂😂😂
I thought the exact same thing. This has all the smells of that pile of crap
Absolutely
Lol damn I just posted something like that. But I highly agree 😂😂
That was the first thing that I thought. Is that bishop sycamore?
Watched I think was a Japanese professional game a few years back on UA-cam. I thought they could beat some college division 2 teams. What kept me watching was the players love of the game. They were not coasting.
People that's shouting "impossible" should know that Japan has a surprisingly rich history of American Football in their country that spans many decades. Recommend looking into it.
X-LEAGUE of Japan.
Still tho......ugh 😭😭😭😭😭😭💯
Nah I'm good
@@LS-pv4dh hating ass
Never underestimate Japan in any sport, those people are as disciplined as you can get
They also beat 4 to 1 Germany on soccer at Germany not long ago
The samurai warrior spirit is very strong even in 2024.
Eyeshield 21! 🤣🤣🤣
Immediately shouting out "we're live we're live" tells you that they know that this person be saying crazy stuff
That didn’t sound like a firm yes from Phelps. He was kind of adding a caveat in case team US doesn’t win as much as it should.
This is a smack in the face for america, who call themselves world champion at everything they do alone
Did USA send their best players from NFL? Or they simply underestimate Japan and send any random high school team?
itd be so dumb for these big college stars to go out there and potentially get hurt in a meaningless football tournament.
Marketing. Show Japanese fans that their guys can beat USA and instantly everyone's interested in a japanese football league.
Aa Noah said," WORLD Champions of what..."😂😂🤣🤣🤣
That is an awesome Lou holtz impression.
"World Champion of What? United States???😂" - Most Sane American Ever.
Hey man we have won all the Superbowls so far! 😂😂 USA USA USA!
Isn’t like they beat a team in the SEC. I wouldn’t take it to seriously.
japan got that sumo skills and ninja speed
And Canada won the championship, proving once again that we are better than Americans..
No one in Japan care about "American football" which is actually not football
They call football Soccer nd Rugby football....🤣
Scary thing is Japan doesn’t give sh** about this sport.
Japanese people gonna perfect AMERICA FOOTBALL
Why you guys acting shocked japan national rugby side beat,south africa 4 time world champs,they beat ireland ranked no 2 in the world they beat wales and scotland,the japanese are not to be underestimated.
Bro japan beat south africa at the world cup IN RUGBY in 2019. These things happen. And the rugby world cup is the best players the country has to offer. Thatd be like if the NFL ALL PRO team went over to japan and lost. Its a bit different when our national team is a bunch if teenagers versus real pros such as soccer, rugby, baseball and basketball lol. Its pretty crazy our national team isnt just STACKED with pros
Who dafuq was on the team?
The practice squad?
I swear to god that's the only question
Well UK isn't winning any world cup or euro lately
しかも日本人はほとんどアメフトに興味が無いという…
I mean why would you send a great player to this type of game?
The top rate players should just stay here and go to NFL.
This entire competition was just a charade anyways.
they didnt have mahomes and kelce playing..
Don't worry about that. Waving LGBT flags is more important. The country is getting stronger and more focused!
People in Japan have almost no idea/interest about American football, which makes this even more insane lol
Fr. Top athletes from Japan plays Baseball, Volleyball or Soccer 😂😂. Which makes it hilarious, how Americans are coping in the comments😂😂
Japanese football 🤣🤣🤣👍
They have a league there, so they have an idea and interest what American Football is.
@@sailingadventurerwrong there’s only so many top athletes in a sport they are actively recruiting in Japan stop spreading lies about things you don’t know and there were 0 notable names on the US team D3 is essentially high school level players here
Football in Japan is quite popular. It may not be on the same level as baseball, but the sport has gradually grown and is considered the third best pro football league in the world.
This is the new Pearl Harbor
You win the Internet today
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😂😂😂😂😂
You’re killing me smalls😂😂😂😂😂
but worse
The reason is simple, The generation that know "Eyeshield 21" finally have enough to make their childhood inspiration come true.
Man of culture
Yes, the anime investment finally paid off
Never expect the anime become reality now
Eyeshield 21 is underrated. It was one of my childhood anime
The anime "Eyeshield 21" is so cool I remember watching it when I was kid. I also love "Slamdunk" which is equivalent for basketball anime ❤
As an Englishman now you know how it feels to be embarrassed at a sport you invented
Thanks for rubbing it in mate 😉 lol jk good one 👍
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As an American, I didn't even know this tournament existed.....🤣
Doesn't bother me, that doesn't look like any football I would watch. Looks like some third rate high school football to me.
Its not coming home 😭
You just made my point by taking down my comment
Beat us in cars, electronics, baseball and now football
The list continues to grow.
You forget they have the bullet train and our trains are outdated and slow
@@matthewwelsh294I think that's included in the cars since trains are also referred to as cars.😂
Soon it will be basketball...
@@matthewwelsh294
Bullet trains (electric) are not practical for large countries. The infrastructure is too expensive to build and maintain at the scale of the US, Russia, China, India, Brazil, Canada etc. One exception: Since China owns US manufacturing and politicians, they can afford to blow money on the world's longest HSR project.
The Japanese must've brought out Eyeshield 21. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh, how nostalgic! Excellent reference! I was watching the video with all those imaginary pointy arrows when Japanese players were breaking through the American defense🤣🤣🤣🤣
God, that takes me back. Good read.
I'm about to comment referencing eyeshield 21 too but decide to just scroll looking for one 😂😂
My favorite anime actually. Read and collected the books as they came out and bought the DVDs the same way. Even picked up the Nintendo Wii and DS games.
The fact that the last international match was team Japan vs America in world tournament. And we the fans knew who won at the end
Japan beat USA in football, baseball and now American football? A county of with smaller physics, landsmass and population, thats quite impressive.
At football, USA has no tradition and relevance zero. Japan was always better than USA in Football.
@@fabricioavelino8800 good to know, but atleast they are now defeating USA in American Dominated sports except NBA.
@@fabricioavelino8800 nah，US mens national team actullay better than every asian country in world cup record
@@arsenalofdemocracy9985 the last time USA played in the semi final of a world cup was when it first started, which was about 94 years ago. since then, they have been crap. Whereas, Japan have been a force to reckon with in Asia for the past couple of decades.
Greater discipline, IQ, education and work ethic.
The highest level of American Football in Japan is the X-League, an amateur league consisting of true company teams and club teams sponsored by companies. The company league was founded in 1981; since 1996, it has been called the X-League.
Imagine dedicating your whole life to something to getting your ass beat by a Mitsubishi engineer
I'd put money on that the only players that got sent there were D2, maybe Low D1s with no prospects of being drafted, since its U20
Rugby was the same way until a few years ago in Japan. In that the Rugby teams were owned by the Japanese companies,and a lot of the players were company employees.
In the last handful of years Top League Rugby in Japan became more of a professional Rugby league.
@@Hackattack7Still playing at a higher level than the Japanese dudes. US High school football teams are at a higher standard than this amateur Japanese league.
@@Hackattack7 well, not the worlds problem you sent wrong player. wtf you doing sending them?
Us amatuers against Japans best 😂
They spun the block for those bombs.
Pearl Harbor happened in 1941, then they put 41 on us. Tough.
😂
The sounds that just came out of me are probably close to what the team made in the locker room after that embarrassment gawd I'm screechcackling 😂☠️☠️☠️
Who's better at flying planes into things, the Japanese or the Afghans?
@@kevinleewilliams5119the saudis for sure
they never forget. their imperial japanese ancestors must be hyped
Bro pat finding out we lost in USA basketball and now football is hilarious 😂
Don’t forget international baseball last year! lol
To be fair, we have never been any good at international Baseball, it's always been dominated by Japan.
@@supersasukemaniacTeam USA won the world baseball classic once and got second the next cycle... although that loss was to Japan.
@@qwilliams1539out of the 5 WBC Japan hold 3 titles soak it in
@@supersasukemaniacI lived in Japan as a child when Japanese became baseball fanatics.Their mindset of being defeated in any competition whether sports,business,arts & music is beyond embarrassing. Failure is not acceptable.They play injured. That’s not a reason to be sidelined. US elitism attitude is our greatest weakness.
Don’t underestimate Japan. Japanese people are second to none in discipline and teamwork.
Japanese team probably read Eyeshield 21 before taking the field.
They gathered the ojo white knights and deimon devilbats
😂😂😂😂 nice manga reference
@@mychaeljones7526I love that Show
Was the manga good? The anime wasn't.
Bro the manga is amazing. That anime is a disservice to such a great series@@MobiusCoin
"How are we getting beat at a game we invented?" - every Canadian NHL team since 1993
Invented in Canada
@@josephkubinec4465 first played in Montreal
If you talking country for country talk olympics bro not the NHL🤣🤣
Here’s the difference. Most of the league is still Canadian players beating Canadian players on American teams.
See basketball.
Well as a U.S Marine I’m not surprised. Our camp/base teams (which also consist of each individual breach) plays the Japanese local teams yearly in Japan/Okinawa. So it helps them a lot when their league champions play the champions of our league as well. On top of that we have scrimmages before our seasons start, it’s a great cultural exchange filled with mutual respect and appreciation for the love of the game.
Thats all good and well, but getting beaten at a sport that you guys invented. You have to appreciate the irony. There can’t be too many in Japan who even knew they had an American football team. I’m from London, UK and had to check to see if we too had a team and surprisingly enough we do. It’s a GB team nicknamed the GB Lions that plays in international events. None of which have even been publicised or promoted here. People do turn up when professional NFL teams come here, but other than that we don’t see a lot of it. Its still very much a fringe sport. It’s obviously hard to compete with our national sports like football, cricket and rugby. Its the same in reverse in the US. Were you even aware you guys hosted Copa this year and cohosting the world cup in 2026 with Canada and Mexico?
I also played football for my Marine Corps base on Okinawa, Foster Marauders back in 1983-84. We had a few high school kids of American/Japanese ancestry playing with us. These kids were very disciplined. What Americans fail to realize is Japanese people are very good at what they do. These commentators are a joke. They probably didn't play football before, or if they did, warmed the bench. Just say something good instead of bashing another race. Why do Americans like these are given a stage to show how ignorant some Americans can be. Maybe they should watch how these Japanese kids take their playing football seriously.
Wow u had a hand in this
@@oyo4959🤣
I played against a Japanese team when I was a part of the Yokota raiders during my Air Force days in Japan. They were pretty good back then. We won but I respected their game. Their heart.
Peace! I played with the Misawa Marauders. USAF as well.
I was their from 97 to 2001
Played for the kadena dragons in 2017
The Japanese didn't have the size but they definitely had the technique
Japanese dude name Richie was a starter at WR on out team
Who tf is playing for USA bro 😂😂😂
clearly young men that werent meant to play the game haha
@Cooliescoodo better
who tf playin for BRAZIL bro 💀
@@Rowsy91 There are levels to this stuff man. Everyone's who's committed to it and can play deserves to play the game at the level they're at - but players from lower levels shouldn't be representing their country on a national team like this
Dak
"How the hell can we get beat on a game we invented?"
Let me introduce you to the England men's international soccer team.
Its coming home!!!!!!!😅 Its been 58 years but its definitely coming home in 2026😂
@@MojoMachin3footballs gone to Rome 😂
Men play soccer in England? What tf is that
@@MojoMachin3 I'm sure it will, mate. I'm sure it will.
@@ronny-lb1cr football ("soccer") is literally the most famous and played sport in the world, wtf u talking about.
"We got beat at a game we invented!" Toyota (and other Japanese automakers) has been doing that to American automakers for years.
Who tf were the US players???
America didnt invent the car.
@@cavebabybezerkersgeneral motors and Ford?
Sure, because the car is an American invention 😂😂😂
@@V8Roehrldrifter Buddy it's a german invention
That lou holtz impersonation was perfect 😂😭
Ty has been putting in off season work😂 His poor wife has been getting spit on for months.
He had lombo on the floor with that 1944 comment 😂
If you're new here go find Lou Holtz interviewing Lou Holtz.
I thought it was our slurring potato-in -chief in the White House.
PERFECT 😭🙌🏿🤣
Eyeshield 21's effect is undeniable lmfao
I came here to post this. A generation of kids reading Eyeshield are now old enough to play American Football.
I stood up and gave a round of applause for this comment.
First thought immediately. Montas making some wild catches
Great to find fellow Eyeshield fans on here.
Power of friendship right here
I live in Japan. No one has any idea this happened cuz football isn’t on 99% of people’s radar here. That being said, never underestimate the Japanese in any sport. These kids here spend hours upon hours practicing and training everyday. It’s why Japan has become such a powerhouse in baseball. Kids practice up to 8 hours a day. They’ll go to school and then practice baseball until after the sun goes down. I guarantee you they do this for football too.
they are a people with natural 'tism, always gives them a chance.
nah, the Japan team wouldnt stand a chance against our real NFL stars. most of the US players that go to these tournaments are rejects
Bro, agreed as I live here as well...Tomadachi bowl happens every spring time. USA high school all stars vs Japanese
@@ernestogastelum9123maybe don’t send scrubs to embarrass your country. Now yall the laughing stock lol
lol they wouldn’t come close to even scoring against our pro players. These aren’t our best, or even our 3rd best.
What people don't realize is that Japan's mindset is perfectly fit for team sports. Every player on Team Japan knew exactly what was expected of them, large or small. And they gave 100% for each act. You can tell the American team wasn't on the same wavelength and everything was based on an individual perspective. Even at the end there was a player who just walked off in anger and didn't bother to congratulate the winning team.
Most sports…in basketball they still get tossed around by a lot of other country’s…same with soccer..and even baseball they didn’t face the United States best pitchers or our best players at ever position by any means and they barely won. And there ice hockey teams might as well not exist..Also not going into rugby, cricket and so on.
@@88walka makin the slaves do all the work, eh?😭
If that was the case Japan would be ruling every team sport out there. 😂
The reason why Japan won the last WBC game. Oh wait many of the NBL players are non American players anyway 😂
I don’t know about other sports, but its football (soccer) team is very good. Their U23 team faces Spain in the qtr finals of the Olympics and it could go either way. Spain are obviously favourites, but it wouldn’t be a shock if Japan won.
0:06 Two words: Eyeshielld 21.
underrated comment
@@TheXev Goated show.
I know this is a "Haha America lost" moment" but I actually like this. The fact that Japan has football players that can beat us (even if they're obviously not our best lol) only helps grow the game. Hopefully some young japanese kids watch that game and gain interest in football.
The US beat Pakistan in a cricket match recently, so this is only fair to even things out
Japan has American FB college and professional leagues. It's kind of already big there .
As does most of the world now .
@@awill3454I saw a cricket video game. Said to my friend, does the US even have a cricket team? Next day I see the news we beat Pakistan. Guess that answers that question. Lol
I'm noticing more mixed Asian football players at the college level already. Next big wave though will be Latinos.
All fine and good, doesn't mean they are "on the level" as the U.S. in American football, we should never lose to a foreign team... are you serious?? I played semi-pro football in Germany for 4 years and they had some good players and very good teams, but the reason they were fgood was because of the American player that were allowed to be on the field on each side, offense/defense, which was typically 2 to 3 at one time.
These sports broadcasters dont know the Japanese are also very good at rugby.
They clearly don't know or understand a lot of things.
Americans bro lol they think they’re the best on everything.
@@huskyludge5323fr
@@huskyludge5323 Football was created and developed in the U.S. and has a large culture surrounding it from highschool to college and finally the NFL, it's not that big outside of the US, especially in Japan. It would be like an American soccer team beating Barcelona l, you wouldn't predict it.
@@huskyludge5323 We are.
We had a foreign exchange student from Brazil try out for football. He had no understanding whatsoever of the game. He thought it was soccer or like soccer. The first time he tried to hit someone he got decleated and wanted to quit. We found out he could make 50+ yard field goals all day long though so we found a way for him to play.
First question: why wasn’t kicker or punter the first thing you had him try?
@@Joeschmoe8930 nah fr tho LOL
facts had exchange students from Germany and brazil the both went thru that and both ended up playing kicker, one guy even had a walk off field goal
Sounds fake
@@TaylorMavrikhow does that sound fake?? Things like that happen all the time
In 1981, a Japanese artist/mangaka called Yoichi Takahasi made Captain Tsubasa before Japanese good at football/soccer. Now they almost in every World Cup edition and one of the greatest team in Asia. In 2008, a Japanese artist/mangaka called Murata made Eyeshield 21, a manga about american football in high school level even thou almost every Japanese had no idea about American Football, and now U20 Japan American Football team beat USA U20. What next? Kaiju?
My respect to Japan. They respect Zico and Senna. 🇧🇷
I know that the Japan basketball team isn't like the football/American football but don't forget about Slam dunk.
Captain Tsubasa also give birth to many2 italian and latin america soccer players.
including some legendary ones will cite tsubasa as inspiration.
hell, tsubasa official team being barcelona have raise some conversation among players who adore tsubasa.
@@raineheartily4580really never know about that
@@cpt.silverwolf9747 the tsubasa anime is aired in south europe and latin america under different name.
Also need to be noted, back then, japan pastime sport is baseball. Soccer was not popular in japan before tsubasa. Tsubasa literally make the sport popular in japan
"How can beat in a game we invented" - a brief history of english soccer
WTF is soccer stop making up words it’s called football kid
It's football... football
@@iwouldntlikemeeither the British came up with the word soccer. It’s short for association my guy
It's cuz theyre not playing current NFL players if ANY stop playing 😂...nobody knows about this!!! 🤷🏽
@@iwouldntlikemeeither association football, shortened by the English to soccer.
In England we regularly lose in all the sports we invented football rugby and cricket just take it on the chin you got beat
Yes but USA never beats others
In basketball America does@@StyleswithCourtney
Roses are red bla bla bla blue... there is always an asian who is better than you
Germany invented World Wars and never won one.
badminton?
They got the national Sumo team to play O-line.
That kid that hemmed up Parrsons on video was under 20😂
Why not? They are taught leverage and have good feet- sounds like an excellent start to OL training to me
@@rolmodel12.I don’t think he is saying it’s bad.. its logical imo
@@christophercolumbus1705 I didn't take it as a bad thing
Japan is decent in rugby too.
now all we need is a 2-way Japanese NFL star to get paid a Billion dollars 😂
Imagine the first QB-Outside linebacker…
Qb - nose guard
Are we officially getting MLB treatment of the NFL for support to Japanese athletes? I couldn't believe about that.
Left Tackle - Cornerback
There’s not enough high level competition over there to develop someone like that.
This is a matter of national security and needs to be addressed immediately
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Lol 😂
Reality is painful, American the land of underperforming & over performing in rhetoric, lol, self delusion.
They had Eyeshield 21 and the Devil Bats on their side. 😅
England has been losing in a sport they invented for decades
Exactly, USA, welcome to our world!
Which sport is that ? Cricket?
@@Ki11Th3mA11KidEngland has invented a lot of sports including Basketball!
@DanielMiller8 Really? I thought a American invented basketball but I could be wrong lol. If so then yeah we dominate that sport to where the NBA is literally the top of the world players and it's in America.
I know baseball and football are American sports. Football being the best sport ever in my opinion. Basketball is definitely second then baseball. And hockey.
We now know how Canada feels about Hockey
They must’ve sent Bishop Sycamore over there what the HELL MAN!!!
I did everything!!!! Everything for them kids…..!!!!!!
No matter how good you are at something, there's always an Asian kid better than you.
corny 😂
@@wat4036you're just mad an asian is better than you in life
Now that one is an original comment lol
I'd hope so. There's like 4 billion of them.
Not true. I can say hello and other words that don’t have an r in them
They have Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, Goten, Kuririn, etc. under those helmets!
Ok
Lou Holtz Ty comin in hot with “Japan’s been pissed at us since 1944”
Was so close to perfect
Japan beat USA in baseball too.
Yea but the difference is that Japan loves baseball whereas no one even plays American football in Japan 😂
Google x league football@@Abuqital2000
@@yanglee3893 that's not shocking
@@Abuqital2000 They do lmao
Yeah the best player currently in the MLB is from Japan so doesn't surprise me
It was 26 - 0 at one point 😐
I used to go to Kansai university and they had an amazing football team. Football isn't a massively popular sport in Japan, but for the people that get into it: they are in it 100%. Japanese people are crazy competitive in any sport they enter.
I regret to inform you that Team Canada are two time reigning champs of this tournament 😂
At least Canada has a football league.
At least Canada is in North America...
@@kronjohnkc Japan does to, The X-League.
Lmfao 🤣 ohhhh k 👌
Hey, I hate to break it to you but the United States team probably has the bottom of the barrel of our players play in that crap so anyone who wins they’re not beating America’s best so take your trophy and shove it because we all know Canada sucks at sports in a whole so yeah
I'm actually happy for Japan. I hope this encourages at least a handful of them to try and make the next big step to the NFL if talented enough.
American football is just not as popular as baseball in Japan.
@ZedBeiFeng it's also a way younger sport, so give it some time.
Is american football popular in any country besides the U.S.?
@@abouttime2569 It is gaining traction in Germany.
Japan has a culture that makes them world class at anything they set their mind to. Everything they focus on they become the best at.
I love and respect Japan especially the women but lets be real here. These are not the USA's top guys period.
@66korean 99% of Japan barely knows what American football is other than the fact that Americans play it. They're pool of players to draw from is much smaller than the US who have a huge draw. Japan has maybe a couple hundred guys if that who dedicate significant amounts of time to playing the sport. It doesn't really matter that these aren't the best players in the US when you put it in perspective. Baseball is even more of an American original sport and some of the best players in the MLB are Japanese. Shohei Ohtani, arguably the best baseball player of all time hails from Japan. They have an exceptional culture.
@@natoslayer2907 I agree 100% and I appreciate your perspective. I lived in Tokyo for 2 years and my girlfriend is Japanese.
The NBA PGA ATP men’s would like a word with you…You’ll see in the summer Olympics. In the B.League there only allowed one foreign player because they dominate the game to much.
@@66korean
What a silly excuse.
USA has a tendency to not win any team sport. Japan on the other hand is another story. Watch the Japanese rugby team play and you’ll understand what i mean. The US didn’t win a single medal for any men’s team sport in the 2020 Olympics apart from a silver medal for baseball. Majority of the medalists were swimmers and track athletes and other individual sports. This outcome doesn’t really surprise me.
Gold medal for men’s basketball. Plus the women’s team sport medals. I would suggest there is in fact ‘a tendency’ to win team sports
"USA has a tendency to not win any team sport"
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are you stupid or just ignorant?
I dont think a single D-3 player is on that team
I wanna see that roster. Are these HS players, these guys wouldn't play on my D3 team
Certainly not any of the GOOD D3 players. No Mount Union for sure.
@@viktorstagnetti7491 Definitely no High level HS players either since I've seen a few of the HS recruits who are already athletic as hell. They keep getting more athletic out of High School.
New idea let’s run out D1 redshirts next year and win by 150
@@BigRichardNRG96it’s gonna get ugly really quick 😂😂
USA Arrogance: we are the best in everything
Japan: Hold my kamikaze headband.
Yeah but who were these US players? How were they selected? When did they practice together?
A real US team would dominate football/basketball
@@anthonyj5298 asian average height is 5'3. learn how to do MATH.
@@asianconnection7701lol ok
My former Preschool student Toby Linscott is number 4 the receiver with the juke and made the corner fall down and score the TD. The crazy thing is he is the Team Captain for Japan and he made the team as an Allstar Quarterback. The boys only practiced twice before flying to Canada. They are the all stars of various universities in Japan. Go Toby you guys earned the W and will beat Canada to prove that it’s not a fluke.
Traitor
Didn't happen. Canada squashed them.
日本人として、これは面白すぎる日本では誰もやってるのを見たことがないレベルのマイナースポーツのアメリカンフットボールで私達の国がアメリカに勝ったのは意味がわからない😂🎉
Mr Miyagi would be proud
Team USA got waxed off 😂
Now show me wax on 🗣🗣🔥🔥🥷🥷🇯🇵🇯🇵
@@MelvoraFilms Eh, it doesn't matter. IF this were the U23 team losing Gold (since I know quite a few who would kill it in that tournament) or the World Championship (which should be in the Springtime like in March or April, not mid-summer) then I'd be really disappointed but this is the U20 team with guys I didn't know even played.
Having spent time in Japan back in the 90s as an exchange student, got to say if they play football anything like how they play Rugby, it was only a matter of time until they pulled off this sort of victory - they are insane competitors!
And people are talking like they just DONT play American football. Some of their Universities even offer it as a sport. It's just not AS big as in the US. They know what they're doing
We need to build a World-Class USA Football Academy in the mountains of Alaska, send them there for 10 months. They will wrestle grizzly bears & dredge for oil. Swim laps in the arctic & learn to catch 7 lb. frozen footballs launched by wooden catapults. Coaches will be Navy Seal instructors.
Never underestimate the power of Manga. They can transform an underdog into top dogs.
until they find out they were playing against their worst team, lose all hope and the manga ends lol
They got these bums from the local temp service.
Exactly this was under 20 but yeah put all those kids that are going to go to college that got scholarships not a bunch of kids that weren't even good enough to go to a mediocre college
@@donaldroman2717 freakin embarrassing. 🙈
Among the athletes traveling to Canada are four-star Notre Dame commit Davion Dixon, uncommitted three-star athlete Bryce Williams and CHSAA 4A First Team All-State specialist Rhett Armstrong.
The quarterback room features several notable faces. Ambidextrous quarterback Mikey Gow, who became a viral sensation in 2022, is making the trip to Canada alongside former 16U U.S. National Team member Aliam Appler, who is training to walk on at Florida Atlantic University.
They are legit bragging about a walk on for a terrible team😂
Naaaw the temps would play better than that
Japan started a Kabaddi team a game that they have never played 2 decades ago now they constantly reach top 4 in Asian games and Kabaddi World cups . Remember they reached Semifinals in football World Cup after taking football seriously in less than 2 decades
⚽W-Cup Semifinals ? Top4 ? That was Korean team in 2002, used match fixing..
Everyday the universe gives Americans another reason why champions of American national sports, should not be called "world champions".
Hockey has always done it right. World champs are world champs. NHL champs are Stanley Cup champs.
Name one football team from overseas that can beat ANY NFL team or even a college team. I mean seriously..... who were these US players? how were they selected?
@@evansusmc Outside of America, nobody even cares about that dumb sport enough to make a world championship possible. Outside of America, 99.9999% of people can't name 2 NFL teams to save their lives. You guys are trash in sports other people really care about.
These are bums not champs
@@kylekorver7273 The USMNT which is ranked 11th in the world, lost to Panama which is ranked 43rd. Panama are technically "bums" in the football world but they would y'all asses because some bums are better than other bums. Interpretation, you shouldn't loose to Japan ever, in a game you created and invest so much in.
A team from the Japanese league beat Harvard recently 😂
Who hasn't
IVY league schools suck at sports
@@prooveditt4839 Yale
Somewhere Bill Beli is looking down from the rafters like WcW Sting.
Looks like a lost opportunity not to have Bill out there coaching.
when a team wins the Superbowl in America they call the team "WORLD CHAMPIONS" but when they actually play against another country they lose..SMH 😅
Absolutely spot on!
Ya... Us Canadians feel your pain. The NHL doesn't send their players to worlds or even the olympics anymore, if they did no one else would have a chance to win...
Yea that's nuts isn't it?? My son was telling me that a Canadian team hadn't even won the Stanley cup in quite a while. Seems like they'd wanna send their best players. That's more your guys sport than football is to the US even
@@AjFrancisshomeboySteve a lot of canadian players play for US teams
@@Jihada Canadian players play on the US Olympic team?? If that's the case yea that's lame as hell
@@AjFrancisshomeboySteve haha no i mean US NHL teams, even when the canadiens reach the final there were players from montreal playing for the other team I think it was las vegas
@Jihada o Ok sorry misunderstood. Yea I'm sure ALOT of the players on the good NHL teams in the US are Canadian citizens
If anyone has seen how crazy little league is in Japan I’m not shocked
Casually calling Michael Phelps and him answering is such a boss move. I love Pat
Pat and the team need to chill, man!
Everyone knows that if the USA were to field its top U20 players, likely all Division 1 athletes, it would dominate the tournament. However, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) aims to promote the sport globally. USA Football supports IFAF's strategy to make football accessible and competitive internationally in all its formats, including flag and tackle.
While the current USA team may not be as talented as a top-tier roster, it offers a valuable opportunity for these young players to represent their country. Though still considerably better than most international teams, this team is not overwhelmingly strong, which could lead to challenges from stronger programs like those in Japan and Austria. Beyond the USA and Canada, countries such as Japan, Austria, and Germany have developed robust American Football programs.
I'm from New Zealand, and we play American football here, too. But we are not on the same level as Japan or Austria. They would kick our ass any day.
Yeah, I’d much rather another country win and have the sport be more popular there than the US send the actual best lineup and dominate like a top 5 team stomping an unranked small school
@@maxcrss2845 Football in America is highly competitive and lucrative we know no other country can beat a legitimate team. Just the high school level in Texas is ruthless it’s a way a life down there been playing since they could walk some of them.
So we agreed to water down and handicap our team to make it fun for the rest of the world? That doesn’t sound very American…tell them to hit the gym and get better. Why do we have to make it easy for the bums?
@@dopereflx7203 This was the an under 20yo game not sure how many d1 players are willing to risk it and lose their scholarships if they get hurt for an exhibition game.
@@dopereflx7203 I know, having been involved in the sport here in New Zealand for many years at both local and national levels, that American Football is a team sport like no other. The amount of resources required-from funding and administration to especially coaching-is enormous, as each position is so unique and demands specialised skills and strategies.
Moreover, the infrastructure needed to support American Football, like playing fields suited to the sport's requirements and safety equipment, is substantial. These factors make the development of the sport particularly challenging in countries where it is not already a mainstream activity. This is why I believe the USA's fielding of a less dominant team on the international stage can be seen as a supportive gesture-it provides a more level playing field and encourages the sport's growth globally.
By participating, the USA builds a competitive international environment that mirrors the developmental paths seen in other sports like basketball. As countries develop their programs and improve their levels of play, it leads to a richer, more diverse competitive scene at international tournaments, benefiting the sport as a whole. This approach helps other nations catch up and enriches the American Football landscape, making it a truly global sport.
Let me get this straight..... We lose to them in Baseball now we lose to them in Football. What's next? Basketball?
Yeah
Canada beat the US in the World Championship bronze medal game just recently.
Who's we? Where were these US player picked from? How were they chosen? Did they ever practice together?
@@gregpost3320 what sport?
@@evansusmc FIBA basketball.
Horrible?
This is hilarious.
Mentality is huge in football. The Japanese won’t quit lol
They couldnt even get college players? What a horrific showing
Few D3 guys and 1-3 D2 players. Is it really surprising though? Are you going to risk injury and losing your starting spot on an SEC or B1G team to go play in an exhibition game that means nothing?
I mean, they had Chase Young as an alum (before he became a bum), they cant be that bad
@@trevor42699 yeah, fair point. I'm just sad 🤣
@@trevor42699 They should've done these championships like in the springtime before Spring training.
some of those players won't even play in any college.
Japan main past time is Rugby not American Football
but like a decade ago, there is a spike in American Football interest due to some popular sport manga Eyeshield 21.
and possibly from there the Rugby people start to play American Football too.
After seeing this, the NFL will play Rams vs Cowboys in the Tokyo Dome in 2026.
Dude talking about Brazil losing to Canada by zillions to 0.
Me as Brazilian: I didn't even know we play this. 😂
apparently, your team didnt know they played either....