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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1985
1.75m
Average age in 1985
25
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1985
No jersey in 1985

Coaches in 1985

Mori, Takaji (Coach)

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Mori, Takaji (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-11-24
Day of Death
2011-07-17
Place of Birth
Fukuyama (Japan)
Height
1.73m
Matches
10 (8 / 2)
Goto coach Takaji Mori

Players of Japan in 1985

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Matsui, Kiyotaka 1961-01-04 Goalkeeper Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 8 0 0 0 0 0
Morishita, Shinichi 1960-12-28 Goalkeeper Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 1 0 0 1 0 0
Kato, Hisashi 1956-04-24 Sweeper Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 8 0 1 0 0 0
Ishigami, Yoshinori 1957-11-04 Centre Back Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 7 0 0 1 0 0
Tsunami, Satoshi 1961-08-14 Left Back Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 7 0 0 0 0 0
Matsuki, Yasutaro 1957-11-28 Defender Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 6 0 0 0 0 0
Ikeuchi, Yutaka 1961-08-25 Defender Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 3 0 0 1 0 0
Katsuya, Toshinobu 1961-09-02 Left Back Japan Honda Hamamatsu 2 0 0 0 0 0
Okada, Takeshi 1956-08-25 Centre Back Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 1 1 0 1 0 0
Tanaka, Shinji 1960-09-25 Defender Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 1 1 0 0 1 0
Hirakawa, Hiroshi 1965-01-10 Centre Back Japan Juntendō University 0 5 0 0 1 0
Koshida, Takeshi 1960-10-19 Defender Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ikeda, Shinobu 1962-01-05 Defender Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kimura, Kazushi 1958-07-19 Attacking Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 9 0 6 1 0 1
Nishimura, Akihiro 1958-08-08 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 8 0 2 0 0 0
Mizunuma, Takashi 1960-05-28 Attacking Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 7 0 2 1 0 1
Miyauchi, Satoshi 1959-11-26 Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 7 0 0 1 0 0
Nagasawa, Kazuaki 1958-02-04 Midfielder Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 2 0 0 1 0 0
Totsuka, Tetsuya 1961-04-24 Midfielder Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 2 0 0 0 0 0
Uchiyama, Atsushi 1959-06-29 Midfielder Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hara, Hiromi 1958-10-19 Centre Forward Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 9 0 4 1 0 0
Hashiratani, Koichi 1961-03-01 Secondary striker Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 8 0 1 1 0 1
Yonashiro, George 1950-11-28 Striker Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tezuka, Satoshi 1958-09-04 Striker Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 1985

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1985-02-23
Singapore
Singapore
Japan
Japan
1:3 c
Singapore vs. Japan
World Cup 1986 - Group 4B
National Stadium of Singapore
1985-03-21
Japan
Japan
North Korea
North Korea
1:0 c
Japan vs. North Korea
World Cup 1986 - Group 4B
Japan National Stadium
1985-04-30
North Korea
North Korea
Japan
Japan
0:0 c
North Korea vs. Japan
World Cup 1986 - Group 4B
Kim Il-sung Stadium
1985-05-18
Japan
Japan
Singapore
Singapore
5:0 p
Japan vs. Singapore
World Cup 1986 - Group 4B
Japan National Stadium
1985-05-26
Japan
Japan
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:4 c
Japan vs. Uruguay
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
1985-06-04
Japan
Japan
Malaysia
Malaysia
3:0 c
Japan vs. Malaysia
Friendly
Paloma Mizuho Stadium
1985-08-11
Japan
Japan
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
3:0 c
Japan vs. Hong Kong
World Cup 1986 - Second Round
Kobe Central Football Stadium
1985-09-22
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Japan
Japan
1:2 c
Hong Kong vs. Japan
World Cup 1986 - Second Round
Hong Kong Stadium
1985-10-26
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
1:2 c
Japan vs. South Korea
World Cup 1986 - Final Round
Japan National Stadium
1985-11-03
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
South Korea vs. Japan
World Cup 1986 - Final Round
Seoul Olympic Stadium
10 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 1985

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
51 15 11 25 65
China
China
30 18 8 4 48
Australia
Australia
25 11 8 6 38
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
14 1 2 11 8
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Paraguay
Paraguay
12 5 4 3 20
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
11 9 2 0 36
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Ghana
Ghana
8 6 0 2 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 25
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Mexico
Mexico
7 1 1 5 6
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
Malaysia
Malaysia
6 4 0 2 12
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
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
India
India
6 6 0 0 24
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
4 3 1 0 7
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
USA
USA
4 2 0 2 7
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 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
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
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
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 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
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
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
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
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
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
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