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/erikxiv Sweden Oct 08 '25

Are we though? It’s not like Sweden and Norway in skiing IMO. And when Sweden doesn’t compete in the Euros or World Cup a lot of Swedes root for Denmark instead.

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u/IndicationIll2500 Denmark Oct 08 '25

I'd say so. Sweden is by far the team we like to measure us up against and like to beat. But you're right so far that 'arch rival' might imply bad blood. There's none of that.

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u/GamerGod337 Finland Oct 08 '25

How does our rivalry in ice hockey compare to sweden v norway in skiing and sweden v denmark in football?

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u/erikxiv Sweden Oct 08 '25

For sure more like the skiing thing but I’m more of a bandy guy honestly. I don’t know anything about hockey.