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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2002
1.79m
Average age in 2002
25.4
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2002
No jersey in 2002

Coaches in 2002

Zico, (Coach)

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Zico, (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-03-03
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) (Brazil)
Height
1.72m
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Zico

Troussier, Philippe (Coach)

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Troussier, Philippe (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-03-21
Place of Birth
Paris (France)
Matches
11 (4 / 7)
Goto coach Philippe Troussier

Yamamoto, Masakuni (Coach)

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Yamamoto, Masakuni (Coach)

Day of Birth
1958-04-04
Place of Birth
Numazu (Japan)
Height
1.82m
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Masakuni Yamamoto

Players of Japan in 2002

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Narazaki, Seigō 1976-04-15 Goalkeeper Japan Nagoya Grampus 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu 1975-08-15 Goalkeeper England Portsmouth FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sogahata, Hitoshi 1979-08-02 Goalkeeper Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matsuda, Naoki 1977-03-14 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 12 0 0 0 0 0
Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu 1977-02-07 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 9 2 0 0 0 0
Ichikawa, Daisuke 1980-05-14 Right Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 5 4 0 0 0 0
Hattori, Toshihiro 1973-09-23 Left Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 2 3 0 0 0 0
Akita, Yutaka 1970-08-06 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 2 1 0 0 0 0
Morioka, Ryūzō 1975-10-07 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 2 0 0 0 0 0
Narahashi, Akira 1971-11-26 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hato, Yasuhiro 1976-05-04 Right Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 4 0 0 0 0
Nakanishi, Eisuke 1973-06-23 Right Back Japan JEF United Ichihara 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakazawa, Yūji 1978-02-25 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakata, Kōji 1979-07-09 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 12 1 0 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder England Fulham FC 10 0 2 0 0 0
Toda, Kazuyuki 1977-12-30 Defensive Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 9 1 1 0 0 0
Nakata, Hidetoshi 1977-01-22 Centre Midfielder Italy AC Parma 8 0 2 0 0 0
Ono, Shinji 1979-09-27 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 0 1 0 0 0
Myōjin, Tomokazu 1978-01-24 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashiwa Reysol 4 6 1 0 0 0
Fukunishi, Takashi 1976-09-01 Centre Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 4 6 0 0 0 0
Santos, Alex 1977-07-20 Left Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 4 5 1 0 0 0
Morishima, Hiroaki 1972-04-30 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 4 4 1 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Italy Reggina Calcio 4 2 2 0 0 0
Ogasawara, Mitsuo 1979-04-05 Centre Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 2 6 0 0 0 0
Endō, Yasuhito 1980-01-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yamada, Nobuhisa 1975-09-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 1 0 0 0 0
Suzuki, Takayuki 1976-06-06 Centre Forward Belgium KRC Genk 8 5 1 0 0 0
Yanagisawa, Atsushi 1977-05-27 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 8 1 0 0 0 0
Nishizawa, Akinori 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 4 1 1 0 0 0
Takahara, Naohiro 1979-06-04 Centre Forward Germany Hamburger SV 3 1 1 0 0 0
Kubo, Tatsuhiko 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 4 0 0 0 0
Nakayama, Masashi 1967-09-23 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 0 3 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2002

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2002-03-21
Japan
Japan
Ukraine
Ukraine
1:0 c
Japan vs. Ukraine
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
2002-03-27
Poland
Poland
Japan
Japan
0:2 c
Poland vs. Japan
Friendly
Stadion Widzewa Łódź
2002-04-17
Japan
Japan
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:1 c
Japan vs. Costa Rica
Friendly
International Stadium Yokohama
2002-04-29
Japan
Japan
Slovakia
Slovakia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Slovakia
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
2002-05-02
Japan
Japan
Honduras
Honduras
3:3 c
Japan vs. Honduras
Friendly
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
2002-05-14
Norway
Norway
Japan
Japan
3:0 c
Norway vs. Japan
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
2002-05-25
Japan
Japan
Sweden
Sweden
1:1 c
Japan vs. Sweden
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
2002-06-04
Japan
Japan
Belgium
Belgium
2:2 c
Japan vs. Belgium
World Cup 2002 - Group H
Saitama Stadium 2002
2002-06-09
Japan
Japan
Russia
Russia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Russia
World Cup 2002 - Group H
International Stadium Yokohama
2002-06-14
Japan
Japan
Tunisia
Tunisia
2:0 c
Japan vs. Tunisia
World Cup 2002 - Group H
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
2002-06-18
Japan
Japan
Turkey
Turkey
0:1 c
Japan vs. Turkey
World Cup 2002 - Round of 16
Hitomebore Stadium Miyagi
2002-10-16
Japan
Japan
Jamaica
Jamaica
1:1 c
Japan vs. Jamaica
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
2002-11-20
Japan
Japan
Argentina
Argentina
0:2 c
Japan vs. Argentina
Friendly
Saitama Stadium 2002
13 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2002

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
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
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
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 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
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
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
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
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
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Romania
Romania
3 0 1 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
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
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
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
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
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
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
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