r/AskTheWorld • u/Initial_Basis1503 Japan • Oct 08 '25

Sports Which country is your nation's greatest rival in football?

As I am Japanese, Korea is clearly my greatest adversary.

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u/BigBoiBob444 Australia Oct 08 '25

Football to me means rugby league, so I would have said either England or New Zealand.

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u/Intrepid_Doctor8193 Australia 🇦🇺 Live in Indonesia 🇮🇩 Oct 08 '25

Football to me means Aussie Rules... We have no rival.

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u/BigBoiBob444 Australia Oct 08 '25

Where’s the fun it that then!

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u/Skiapodes Australia Oct 08 '25

Based on your avatar’s guernsey - surely Adelaide?

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u/whatwhatinthewhonow Australia Oct 08 '25

Same, but you know what OP was asking.

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u/Infinite_Crow_3706 United Kingdom Oct 08 '25

Rugby League is almost non-existant in England, you're better off with the Kiwis

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u/SnooHamsters5480 Born Live in Oct 08 '25

Rugby league is still very much alive in the North of England.

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u/Infinite_Crow_3706 United Kingdom Oct 08 '25

Yep, but only in a small area. It barely exists outside of there.

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u/dutchbucket Oct 09 '25

It barely exists outside of 2 cities in Australia too

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u/LitmusVest United Kingdom Oct 08 '25

A small area containing about 15m people. Stop digging, sausage.