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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2008
1.78m
Average age in 2008
26.1
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2008
No jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

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
19 (12 / 7)
Goto coach Takeshi Okada

Players of Japan in 2008

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 12 0 0 0 0 0
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu 1975-08-15 Goalkeeper Japan Jubilo Iwata 6 0 0 0 0 0
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakazawa, Yūji 1978-02-25 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 16 0 4 0 0 0
Uchida, Atsuto 1988-03-27 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 14 0 1 0 0 0
Komano, Yūichi 1981-07-25 Right Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 10 3 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Marcus Túlio 1981-04-24 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 10 0 2 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Japan FC Tōkyō 6 1 1 0 0 0
Terada, Shuhei 1975-06-23 Centre Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 0 0 0
Yasuda, Michihiro 1987-12-20 Right Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 3 2 0 0 0 0
Kaji, Akira 1980-01-13 Right Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 2 2 0 0 0 0
Takagi, Kazumichi 1980-11-21 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 1 2 0 0 0 0
Mizumoto, Hiroki 1985-09-12 Centre Back Japan Kyōto Sanga 1 0 0 0 0 0
Endō, Yasuhito 1980-01-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 15 1 3 0 0 0
Nakamura, Kengo 1980-10-31 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 10 3 2 0 0 0
Hasebe, Makoto 1984-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 9 1 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 9 0 2 0 0 0
Abe, Yūki 1981-09-06 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 9 0 0 0 0 0
Suzuki, Keita 1981-04-21 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 8 0 0 0 0 0
Matsui, Daisuke 1981-05-11 Attacking Midfielder France AS Saint-Étienne 5 2 0 0 0 0
Konno, Yasuyuki 1983-01-25 Defensive Midfielder Japan FC Tōkyō 4 8 0 0 0 0
Kagawa, Shinji 1989-03-17 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 2 4 1 0 0 0
Yamagishi, Satoru 1983-05-03 Left Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 0 0 0
Hanyū, Naotake 1979-12-22 Attacking Midfielder Japan FC Tōkyō 1 4 0 0 0 0
Hashimoto, Hideo 1979-05-21 Defensive Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 1 0 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1 0 0 0 0
Aoki, Takeshi 1982-09-28 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Honda, Keisuke 1986-06-13 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands VVV Venlo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ono, Shinji 1979-09-27 Attacking Midfielder Germany VfL Bochum 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tamada, Keiji 1980-04-11 Secondary striker Japan Nagoya Grampus 11 1 4 0 0 0
Ōkubo, Yoshito 1982-06-09 Secondary striker Germany VfL Wolfsburg 10 2 3 0 0 0
Yamase, Kōji 1981-09-22 Left Winger Japan Yokohama F Marinos 5 5 4 0 0 0
Maki, Seiichiro 1980-08-07 Centre Forward Japan JEF United Ichihara 4 5 1 0 0 0
Tanaka, Tatsuya 1982-11-27 Secondary striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 1 0 0 0
Takahara, Naohiro 1979-06-04 Centre Forward Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3 1 0 0 0 0
Tashiro, Yūzō 1982-07-22 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 3 0 0 0 0 0
Okazaki, Shinji 1986-04-16 Secondary striker Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 2 2 0 0 0 0
Satō, Hisato 1982-03-12 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 5 0 0 0 0
Bando, Ryūji 1979-08-02 Centre Forward Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 3 0 0 0 0
Yano, Kishō 1984-04-05 Right Winger Japan Albirex Niigata 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kōroki, Shinzō 1986-07-31 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 0 2 0 0 0 0
Maeda, Ryoichi 1981-10-09 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ōguro, Masashi 1980-05-04 Centre Forward Japan Tōkyō Verdy 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-01-26
Japan
Japan
Chile
Chile
0:0 c
Japan vs. Chile
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2008-01-30
Japan
Japan
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3:0 c
Japan vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2008-02-06
Japan
Japan
Thailand
Thailand
4:1 c
Japan vs. Thailand
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Saitama Stadium 2002
2008-02-17
Japan
Japan
North Korea
North Korea
1:1 c
Japan vs. North Korea
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-02-20
China
China
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
China vs. Japan
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-02-23
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
1:1 c
Japan vs. South Korea
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-03-26
Bahrain
Bahrain
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Bahrain vs. Japan
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Bahrain National Stadium
2008-05-24
Japan
Japan
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1:0 c
Japan vs. Ivory Coast
Friendly
Toyota Stadium
2008-05-27
Japan
Japan
Paraguay
Paraguay
0:0 c
Japan vs. Paraguay
Friendly
Saitama Stadium 2002
2008-06-02
Japan
Japan
Oman
Oman
3:0 c
Japan vs. Oman
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
International Stadium Yokohama
2008-06-07
Oman
Oman
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Oman vs. Japan
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Royal Oman Police Stadium
2008-06-14
Thailand
Thailand
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
Thailand vs. Japan
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
2008-06-22
Japan
Japan
Bahrain
Bahrain
1:0 c
Japan vs. Bahrain
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Saitama Stadium 2002
2008-08-20
Japan
Japan
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:3 c
Japan vs. Uruguay
Friendly
Sapporo Dome
2008-09-06
Bahrain
Bahrain
Japan
Japan
2:3 c
Bahrain vs. Japan
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Bahrain National Stadium
2008-10-09
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:1 c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
Friendly
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2008-10-15
Japan
Japan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1:1 c
Japan vs. Uzbekistan
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Saitama Stadium 2002
2008-11-13
Japan
Japan
Syria
Syria
3:1 c
Japan vs. Syria
Friendly
Misaki Park Stadium
2008-11-19
Qatar
Qatar
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
Qatar vs. Japan
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
19 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2008

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
Colombia
Colombia
5 1 1 3 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
India
India
5 5 0 0 21
Nepal
Nepal
5 5 0 0 28
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Peru
Peru
5 1 2 2 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 4 0 1 6
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
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
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 2 1 0 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 17
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
3 3 0 0 15
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
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
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
USA
USA
2 1 0 1 5
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 5
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 2
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Turkey
Turkey
2 1 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
2 2 0 0 5
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
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
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
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
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