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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
26.5
Confederation
AFC
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2008
Coaches in 2008
Kindly provided by Robin Z.
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Okada, Takeshi (Coach)
Day of Birth
1956-08-25
Place of Birth
Ōsaka
(Japan)
Height
1.75m
Matches
19
(12 /
7)
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 |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu | 1975-08-15 | Goalkeeper |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawashima, Eiji | 1983-03-20 | Goalkeeper |
|
Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakazawa, Yūji | 1978-02-25 | Centre Back |
|
Yokohama F Marinos | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uchida, Atsuto | 1988-03-27 | Right Back |
|
Kashima Antlers | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Komano, Yūichi | 1981-07-25 | Right Back |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanaka, Marcus Túlio | 1981-04-24 | Centre Back |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagatomo, Yūto | 1986-09-12 | Left Back |
|
FC Tōkyō | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terada, Shuhei | 1975-06-23 | Centre Back |
|
Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasuda, Michihiro | 1987-12-20 | Right Back |
|
Gamba Ōsaka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaji, Akira | 1980-01-13 | Right Back |
|
Gamba Ōsaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takagi, Kazumichi | 1980-11-21 | Centre Back |
|
Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizumoto, Hiroki | 1985-09-12 | Centre Back |
|
Kyōto Sanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Endō, Yasuhito | 1980-01-28 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Gamba Ōsaka | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakamura, Kengo | 1980-10-31 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasebe, Makoto | 1984-01-18 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
VfL Wolfsburg | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakamura, Shunsuke | 1978-06-24 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Celtic Glasgow | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abe, Yūki | 1981-09-06 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki, Keita | 1981-04-21 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matsui, Daisuke | 1981-05-11 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
AS Saint-Étienne | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konno, Yasuyuki | 1983-01-25 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FC Tōkyō | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagawa, Shinji | 1989-03-17 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Cerezo Ōsaka | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamagishi, Satoru | 1983-05-03 | Left Midfielder |
|
Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanyū, Naotake | 1979-12-22 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
FC Tōkyō | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hashimoto, Hideo | 1979-05-21 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Gamba Ōsaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inamoto, Junichi | 1979-09-18 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aoki, Takeshi | 1982-09-28 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honda, Keisuke | 1986-06-13 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
VVV Venlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ono, Shinji | 1979-09-27 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
VfL Bochum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamada, Keiji | 1980-04-11 | Secondary striker |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ōkubo, Yoshito | 1982-06-09 | Secondary striker |
|
VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamase, Kōji | 1981-09-22 | Left Winger |
|
Yokohama F Marinos | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maki, Seiichiro | 1980-08-07 | Centre Forward |
|
JEF United Ichihara | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanaka, Tatsuya | 1982-11-27 | Secondary striker |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takahara, Naohiro | 1979-06-04 | Centre Forward |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tashiro, Yūzō | 1982-07-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okazaki, Shinji | 1986-04-16 | Secondary striker |
|
Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satō, Hisato | 1982-03-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bando, Ryūji | 1979-08-02 | Centre Forward |
|
Gamba Ōsaka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yano, Kishō | 1984-04-05 | Right Winger |
|
Albirex Niigata | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kōroki, Shinzō | 1986-07-31 | Centre Forward |
|
Kashima Antlers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maeda, Ryoichi | 1981-10-09 | Centre Forward |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ōguro, Masashi | 1980-05-04 | Centre Forward |
|
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 |
|
|
0:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-01-30 |
|
|
3:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-02-06 |
|
|
4:1 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 2 | ||
| 2008-02-17 |
|
|
1:1 c | East Asia 2008 - Final Group | ||
| 2008-02-20 |
|
|
0:1 c | East Asia 2008 - Final Group | ||
| 2008-02-23 |
|
|
1:1 c | East Asia 2008 - Final Group | ||
| 2008-03-26 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 2 | ||
| 2008-05-24 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-05-27 |
|
|
0:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-06-02 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 2 | ||
| 2008-06-07 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 2 | ||
| 2008-06-14 |
|
|
0:3 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 2 | ||
| 2008-06-22 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 2 | ||
| 2008-08-20 |
|
|
1:3 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-09-06 |
|
|
2:3 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 1 | ||
| 2008-10-09 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-10-15 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 1 | ||
| 2008-11-13 |
|
|
3:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-11-19 |
|
|
0:3 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 1 | ||
| 19 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Japan in 2008
Favorite Opponents of Japan
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 56 |
|
|
28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 46 |
|
22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 |
|
|
18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
|
|
18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
|
17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 27 |
|
|
14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
|
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
|
13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
|
|
12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
|
|
11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
|
|
11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
|
11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
|
|
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
|
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
|
|
9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
|
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
|
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
|
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 577 | 308 | 113 | 156 | 1,127 |