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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1998
1.77m
Average age in 1998
23.1
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1998
No jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Troussier, Philippe (Coach)

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Troussier, Philippe (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-03-21
Place of Birth
Paris (France)
Matches
6 (5 / 1)
Goto coach Philippe Troussier

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
11 (3 / 8)
Goto coach Takeshi Okada

Players of Japan in 1998

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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Minami, Yūta 1979-09-30 Goalkeeper Japan Kashiwa Reysol 5 0 0 0 0 0
Narazaki, Seigō 1976-04-15 Goalkeeper Japan Yokohama Flügels 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sōma, Naoki 1971-07-19 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 11 0 2 0 0 0
Akita, Yutaka 1970-08-06 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 11 0 0 0 0 0
Ihara, Masami 1967-09-18 Centre Back Japan Yokohama Marinos 11 0 0 0 0 0
Narahashi, Akira 1971-11-26 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ichikawa, Daisuke 1980-05-14 Right Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nakanishi, Eisuke 1973-06-23 Right Back Japan JEF United Ichihara 5 2 0 0 0 0
Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu 1977-02-07 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hattori, Toshihiro 1973-09-23 Left Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 3 2 0 0 0 0
Saitō, Toshihide 1973-04-20 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 3 1 0 0 0 0
Koga, Masahiro 1978-09-08 Centre Back Japan Nagoya Grampus 3 0 0 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Satoshi 1978-04-17 Centre Back Japan JEF United Ichihara 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nakatani, Yusuke 1978-09-22 Left Back Japan Nagoya Grampus 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Tadashi 1971-06-10 Right Back Japan Verdy Kawasaki 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nanami, Hiroshi 1972-11-28 Left Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 12 0 0 0 0 0
Nakata, Hidetoshi 1977-01-22 Centre Midfielder Italy AC Perugia 11 0 1 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Motohiro 1969-01-29 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yokohama Flügels 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ono, Shinji 1979-09-27 Attacking Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 5 4 1 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 5 0 2 0 0 0
Toda, Kazuyuki 1977-12-30 Defensive Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 5 0 0 0 0 0
Myōjin, Tomokazu 1978-01-24 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashiwa Reysol 4 1 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Japan Yokohama Marinos 3 0 1 0 0 0
Ishii, Toshiya 1978-01-19 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 2 0 0 0 0
Morishima, Hiroaki 1972-04-30 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 2 2 0 0 0 0
Omura, Norio 1969-09-06 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yokohama Marinos 2 2 0 0 0 0
Kitazawa, Tsuyoshi 1968-08-10 Right Midfielder Japan Verdy Kawasaki 2 1 0 0 0 0
Hiroyama, Nozomi 1977-05-06 Centre Midfielder Japan JEF United Ichihara 1 4 0 0 0 0
Masuda, Tadatoshi 1973-12-25 Centre Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mochizuki, Shigeyoshi 1973-07-09 Centre Midfielder Japan Nagoya Grampus 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oku, Daisuke 1976-02-07 Attacking Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hirano, Takashi 1974-07-15 Left Midfielder Japan Nagoya Grampus 0 7 2 0 0 0
Itō, Teruyoshi 1974-08-31 Defensive Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 0 2 0 0 0 0
Koga, Seiji 1979-08-07 Left Midfielder Japan Yokohama Marinos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nakayama, Masashi 1967-09-23 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 10 1 4 0 0 0
Jō, Shōji 1975-06-17 Centre Forward Japan Yokohama Marinos 9 2 1 0 0 0
Fukuda, Kenji 1977-10-21 Centre Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 5 0 3 0 0 0
Takahara, Naohiro 1979-06-04 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 2 2 0 0 0 0
Yamashita, Yoshiteru 1977-11-21 Centre Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 2 1 1 0 0 0
Yanagisawa, Atsushi 1977-05-27 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Lopes, Wagner 1969-01-29 Centre Forward Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 1 6 0 0 0 0
Miura, Kazuyoshi 1967-02-26 Centre Forward Croatia Croatia Zagreb 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okano, Masayuki 1972-07-25 Right Winger Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kubo, Tatsuhiko 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 1998

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-02-15
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
Australia vs. Japan
Friendly
Hindmarsh Stadium
1998-03-01
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
2:1 c
Japan vs. South Korea
Friendly
International Stadium Yokohama
1998-03-07
Japan
Japan
China
China
0:2 c
Japan vs. China
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
1998-04-01
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
2:1 c
South Korea vs. Japan
Friendly
Seoul Olympic Stadium
1998-05-17
Japan
Japan
Paraguay
Paraguay
1:1 c
Japan vs. Paraguay
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
1998-05-24
Japan
Japan
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
0:0 c
Japan vs. Czech Republic
Friendly
Nissan Stadium
1998-05-31
Mexico
Mexico
Japan
Japan
2:1 c
Mexico vs. Japan
Friendly
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
1998-06-03
Japan
Japan
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
0:1 c
Japan vs. Yugoslavia
Friendly
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
1998-06-14
Argentina
Argentina
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Argentina vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group H
Stade Municipal de Toulouse
1998-06-20
Japan
Japan
Croatia
Croatia
0:1 c
Japan vs. Croatia
World Cup 1998 - Group H
Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau
1998-06-26
Japan
Japan
Jamaica
Jamaica
1:2 c
Japan vs. Jamaica
World Cup 1998 - Group H
Stade de Gerland
1998-10-28
Japan
Japan
Egypt
Egypt
1:0 c
Japan vs. Egypt
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
1998-12-01
Nepal
Nepal
Japan
Japan
0:5 c
Nepal vs. Japan
Asian Games 1998 - Group C
Trang Municipality Stadium
1998-12-03
India
India
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
India vs. Japan
Asian Games 1998 - Group C
Trang Municipality Stadium
1998-12-07
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
0:2 c
Japan vs. South Korea
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-09
Japan
Japan
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:1 c
Japan vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-11
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Japan
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
17 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 1998

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
35 11 8 16 49
China
China
24 14 6 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
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
Iraq
Iraq
9 7 2 0 18
Qatar
Qatar
8 2 4 2 11
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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
7 5 2 0 19
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
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Nepal
Nepal
5 5 0 0 28
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 4 0 1 6
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
Peru
Peru
5 1 2 2 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
4 3 1 0 10
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 1 0 2 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 2 1 0 5
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 17
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
3 3 0 0 15
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 1 1 4
Turkey
Turkey
2 1 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
2 2 0 0 5
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 5
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
USA
USA
2 1 0 1 5
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 2
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 1 0 0 2
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
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