FRANCE 98 – Argentina-Japan – T. Okada: “We were unable to avoid conceding the goal”

“Unfortunately we were not able to score, which was disappointing especially in the context of the World Cup. This made it impossible to either draw or even win the match. We were unable to avoid conceding the goal, and although the players played aggressively, we unfortunately could not score. We already knew that Argentina would be stronger than us, and though we had chances, we didn’t take them. Even though the content of the game was good, it was a bad result. I can’t comment on the referee’s decisions except to say that I think he was very fair to both teams.”