A qualifier match between China & Japan for the 2026 Fifa World Cup took place today. The Poster that the Chinese used for the match featured Son Goku and Son Wukong facing each other representing the respective country.
The 2026 FIFA Asian World Cup qualifier official poster between China and Japan is total perfection and a treat for anime/gaming fans.
The poster features the protagonist from Black Myth: Wukong representing China and Goku representing Japan. Interestingly, Goku is based on that character
With this victory over China, Japan 🇯🇵 can secure their World Cup ticket in the qualification matches against Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in March
Goku is based on Sun Wukong
For those who don’t know when Toriyama started his first draft of Dragon Ball, he originally planned on making Goku a full monkey to make the series more faithful to Journey to the West.
During Toriyama’s second draft, Goku was instead a full human dressed in sailor clothes that rode a flight mecha instead of the Flying Nimbus. Toriyama’s third draft became the final design.
In addition to Goku’s name, Toriyama sensei took a bunch of other inspiration from Journey to the West. Nimbus cloud, noyibo, Ox King, Fire Mountain, bansho fan, and so on, are all various elements of Journey to the West.
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