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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1956
1.71m
Average age in 1956
24.3
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1956
No jersey in 1956

Players of Japan in 1956

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Furukawa, Yoshio 1934-07-05 Goalkeeper Japan All Kansai USC 3 0 0 - - -
Hiraki, Ryūzō 1931-10-07 Defender Japan Kwangaku Club 3 0 0 - - -
Omura, Waichiro 1933-01-01 Defender Japan Tanabe Seiyaku Ōsaka 3 0 0 - - -
Takamori, Yasuo 1934-03-03 Defender Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 3 0 0 - - -
Kobayashi, Tadao 1930-07-07 Midfielder Japan Keiō BRB 3 0 0 - - -
Ozawa, Michihiro 1932-12-25 Midfielder Japan Toyo Kogyo Hiroshima 3 0 0 - - -
Satō, Hiroaki 1932-02-05 Midfielder Japan Kwangaku Club 3 0 0 - - -
Yaegashi, Shigeo 1933-03-24 Midfielder Japan Waseda University 3 0 0 - - -
Iwabuchi, Isao 1933-11-17 Striker Japan Keiō BRB 3 0 1 - - -
Uchino, Masao 1934-04-21 Striker Japan Chudai Club 3 0 1 - - -
Tokita, Masanori 1925-06-24 Striker Japan Tanabe Seiyaku Ōsaka 2 0 0 - - -
Iwatani, Toshio 1925-10-24 Striker Japan Ōsaka Soccer Club 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of Japan in 1956

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
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Match Progress for Japan in 1956

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
44 14 9 21 58
China
China
29 17 8 4 46
Australia
Australia
23 11 7 5 36
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
19 6 7 6 25
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
18 11 2 5 27
North Korea
North Korea
18 10 3 5 23
Iran
Iran
15 5 5 5 17
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 25
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
India
India
6 6 0 0 24
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Malaysia
Malaysia
6 4 0 2 12
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
6 5 1 0 12
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Romania
Romania
3 0 1 2 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
598 318 115 165 1,154

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