Regarding World Cup 2022, I think all Japanese people were surprised and excited yesterday because Japanese national team got the 1st place in the difficult group consisting of Germany and Spain. Japan competed with Spain yesterday, but to be honest, I didn't think Japan would perform well. In particular, Spain scored a goal in the first half and its possession rate was over 70%, which made me bored and sleepy. Therefore, until Doan equalized in the second half, I was almost sleeping. However, just after that goal, Mitoma's fine play, which was the most controversial moment, and Tanaka's goal completely woke me up. Japan concentrated on defense after overtaking Spain and as commentator Honda said, I felt the remaining time was so long. As a result, due to its patient defense, Japan somehow won the match and finally got the right to go to the round of 16.
Even though my friends and colleagues convinced me to get interested in football, I ignored their recommendation so far. However, after yesterday's game, I became a fan of football. I'm looking forward to the next game against Croatia.
By the way, I bought a newspaper in Germany because I was interested in how Germany described its defeat in the group stage. According to Google translator, as you can expect, the newspaper complained the judge regarding Mitoma's play.
Life in Germany
Snowboarding in Austria
I went to Austria last week in order to play snowbording in Alps. I was not able to do well because I was already old and it was the first time in about 3 years. However, the scenry in the ski resort was very beautiful.
In addition, I tried recording a movie with GoPro, but it didn't work well maybe because of cold temperature. That is why the movies are very short.
We stayed at night in Innsbruck, which is the city near the ski resort. This city is surrounded by beautiful mountains and the atmosphere was so good.
Anyway, I was able to have such a precious experience.
Prediction
ステイヤーズステークス（GII、中山、芝3600m）
My favorite : ①Diastima (1st favorite)
・He was not able to attend a race since last autumn due to an injury, but he came back in October this year. Although his rank was the 5th place, I think it is acceptable considering the winner Vela Azul won Japan Cup afterwards. Moreover, the inside number is better for this front runner.
・Besides him, I would like to pay attention to ⑬Iron Barows because he got the 2nd place in this race last year. ⑨Divine Force was the winner in this race last year, but his hadicap is heavier than ⑬Iron Barows this time. That is why I would rather bet on ⑬Iron Barows.
・I'm also interested in ⑦Silver Sonic and ⑩Vesuvianite. The former's performance is stable and the latter's foreign jockey is doing well recently.
・Based on the above thoughts, I bought the following TRIFECTA tickets.
Betting ticket
Total : ￥1,000
チャレンジカップ（GIII、阪神、芝2000m）
My favorite : ③Echt (4th favorite)
・He won 七夕賞 (GIII) easily last summer and that performance was impressive. His rank was too bad in his last race, but I think this is just because he is not good at a counterclockwise course. I predict he will do well in this clockwise course. Since his odds is not so low, I selected him as my favorite.
・In addition to him, I would like to bet on front runners ①Red Belle Aube, ⑤Be Astonished and ⑭Nihonpiro Scuro because it is a beginning week in Hanshin Racecourse. I'm also interested in ④Sanrei Pocket due to his stable performance.
・In conclusion, I bought the following EXACTA tickets.
Betting ticket
Total : ￥1,000
Total in 2022 : -67,980 (JPY) & -108 (EUR)
Collection rate : 50.6%
Hitting rate : 5.9% (7/119)
Ino-meter : Losing 10 race in a row
Lemaire-meter :
My favorite → 0-2-0-3
Included in my betting (NOT my favorite) → 2-3-1-9
NOT included in my betting → 1-5-2-21 (Today)
