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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1997
1.77m
Average age in 1997
25.3
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Okada, Takeshi (Coach)

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Okada, Takeshi (Coach)

Day of Birth
1956-08-25
Place of Birth
Ōsaka (Japan)
Height
1.75m
Matches
5 (5 / 0)
Goto coach Takeshi Okada

Kamo, Shu (Coach)

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Kamo, Shu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1939-10-29
Place of Birth
Ashiya (Japan)
Matches
17 (10 / 7)
Goto coach Shu Kamo

Players of Japan in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu 1975-08-15 Goalkeeper Japan Yokohama Marinos 21 0 0 0 0 0
Shimokawa, Kenichi 1970-05-14 Goalkeeper Japan JEF United Ichihara 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ihara, Masami 1967-09-18 Centre Back Japan Yokohama Marinos 21 0 1 0 0 0
Sōma, Naoki 1971-07-19 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 20 1 1 0 0 0
Akita, Yutaka 1970-08-06 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 14 2 2 0 0 0
Narahashi, Akira 1971-11-26 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 11 2 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Tadashi 1971-06-10 Right Back Japan Verdy Kawasaki 6 2 0 0 0 0
Saitō, Toshihide 1973-04-20 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 6 1 0 0 0 0
Yanagimoto, Hiroshige 1972-10-15 Right Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 1 0 0 0 0
Nakanishi, Eisuke 1973-06-23 Right Back Japan JEF United Ichihara 1 4 0 0 0 0
Michiki, Ryuji 1973-08-25 Right Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 2 0 0 0 0
Hattori, Toshihiro 1973-09-23 Left Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
Suzuki, Hideto 1974-10-07 Defender Japan Jubilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
Watanabe, Takeshi 1972-09-10 Centre Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nanami, Hiroshi 1972-11-28 Left Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 21 0 3 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Motohiro 1969-01-29 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yokohama Flügels 20 2 1 0 0 0
Nakata, Hidetoshi 1977-01-22 Centre Midfielder Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 15 1 5 0 0 0
Honda, Yasuto 1969-06-25 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 11 2 1 0 0 0
Omura, Norio 1969-09-06 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yokohama Marinos 10 0 2 0 0 0
Morishima, Hiroaki 1972-04-30 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 7 7 6 0 0 0
Kitazawa, Tsuyoshi 1968-08-10 Right Midfielder Japan Verdy Kawasaki 5 6 0 0 0 0
Hirano, Takashi 1974-07-15 Left Midfielder Japan Nagoya Grampus 3 2 1 0 0 0
Mochizuki, Shigeyoshi 1973-07-09 Centre Midfielder Japan Nagoya Grampus 0 2 0 0 0 0
Itō, Teruyoshi 1974-08-31 Defensive Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 0 1 0 0 0 0
Miura, Kazuyoshi 1967-02-26 Centre Forward Japan Verdy Kawasaki 19 0 18 0 0 0
Jō, Shōji 1975-06-17 Centre Forward Japan Yokohama Marinos 9 4 3 0 0 0
Lopes, Wagner 1969-01-29 Centre Forward Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 4 2 3 0 0 0
Nishizawa, Akinori 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 2 4 2 0 0 0
Takagi, Takuya 1967-11-12 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 3 7 0 0 0
Nakayama, Masashi 1967-09-23 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 2 0 2 0 0 0
Maezono, Masakiyo 1973-10-29 Right Winger Japan Verdy Kawasaki 2 0 0 0 0 0
Okano, Masayuki 1972-07-25 Right Winger Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 4 1 0 0 0
Kurosaki, Hisashi 1968-05-08 Secondary striker Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Moriyama, Yasuyuki 1969-05-01 Centre Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-09
Thailand
Thailand
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Thailand vs. Japan
Friendly
Suphachalasai Stadium
1997-02-13
Japan
Japan
Sweden
Sweden
0:1 c
Japan vs. Sweden
Friendly
Suphachalasai Stadium
1997-03-15
Thailand
Thailand
Japan
Japan
3:1 c
Thailand vs. Japan
Friendly
Suphachalasai Stadium
1997-03-23
Oman
Oman
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Oman vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
1997-03-25
Macau
Macau
Japan
Japan
0:10 c
Macau vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
1997-03-27
Nepal
Nepal
Japan
Japan
0:6 c
Nepal vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
1997-05-21
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
1:1 c
Japan vs. South Korea
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
1997-06-08
Japan
Japan
Croatia
Croatia
4:3 c
Japan vs. Croatia
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
1997-06-15
Japan
Japan
Turkey
Turkey
1:0 c
Japan vs. Turkey
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
1997-06-22
Japan
Japan
Macau
Macau
10:0 c
Japan vs. Macau
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
National Olympic Stadium
1997-06-25
Japan
Japan
Nepal
Nepal
3:0 c
Japan vs. Nepal
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
National Olympic Stadium
1997-06-28
Japan
Japan
Oman
Oman
1:1 c
Japan vs. Oman
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
National Olympic Stadium
1997-08-13
Japan
Japan
Brazil
Brazil
0:3 c
Japan vs. Brazil
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
1997-09-07
Japan
Japan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
6:3 c
Japan vs. Uzbekistan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
National Olympic Stadium
1997-09-19
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Japan
Japan
0:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Zayed Sports City
1997-09-28
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
1:2 c
Japan vs. South Korea
World Cup 1998 - Group B
National Olympic Stadium
1997-10-04
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Kazakhstan vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Ortaliq Stadion
1997-10-11
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Uzbekistan vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
1997-10-26
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:1 c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 1998 - Group B
National Olympic Stadium
1997-11-01
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
0:2 c
South Korea vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Seoul World Cup Stadium
1997-11-08
Japan
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
5:1 c
Japan vs. Kazakhstan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
National Olympic Stadium
1997-11-16
Japan
Japan
Iran
Iran
3:2 AET c
Japan vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Play-Off
Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
22 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
35 11 8 16 49
China
China
25 14 7 4 35
Australia
Australia
21 11 6 4 35
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
18 5 7 6 22
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
16 10 1 5 25
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
North Korea
North Korea
14 7 2 5 18
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Iran
Iran
12 4 5 3 15
Thailand
Thailand
12 9 2 1 23
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Iraq
Iraq
9 7 2 0 18
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
Qatar
Qatar
8 2 4 2 11
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
8 6 2 0 25
Singapore
Singapore
7 6 1 0 11
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Syria
Syria
7 6 1 0 19
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Uruguay
Uruguay
7 2 2 3 16
Jordan
Jordan
6 3 2 1 16
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 4 0 1 6
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Colombia
Colombia
5 1 1 3 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
India
India
5 5 0 0 21
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Nepal
Nepal
5 5 0 0 28
Peru
Peru
5 1 2 2 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
4 3 1 0 10
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 2 1 0 5
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 17
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
3 3 0 0 15
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 1 0 2 2
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 1 1 4
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 5
USA
USA
2 1 0 1 5
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 2
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Malaysia
Malaysia
2 2 0 0 5
Turkey
Turkey
2 1 0 1 1
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 1 0 0 2
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
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