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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2012
1.79m
Average age in 2012
26.1
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2012
No jersey in 2012

Coaches in 2012

Zaccheroni, Alberto (Coach)

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Zaccheroni, Alberto (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-04-01
Place of Birth
Meldola (Italy)
Matches
9 (6 / 3)
Goto coach Alberto Zaccheroni

Players of Japan in 2012

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper Belgium Standard Liège 11 0 0 0 0 0
Nishikawa, Shūsaku 1986-06-18 Goalkeeper Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Italy Inter Milano 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Maya 1988-08-24 Centre Back England Southampton FC 9 0 0 0 0 0
Uchida, Atsuto 1988-03-27 Right Back Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 6 1 0 0 0 0
Inoha, Masahiko 1985-08-28 Centre Back Japan Vissel Kōbe 4 3 0 0 0 0
Komano, Yūichi 1981-07-25 Right Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 4 1 0 0 0 0
Sakai, Hiroki 1990-04-12 Right Back Germany Hannover 96 3 4 0 0 0 0
Kurihara, Yūzō 1983-09-18 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 3 2 2 0 0 0
Makino, Tomoaki 1987-05-11 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 2 1 0 0 0
Mizumoto, Hiroki 1985-09-12 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sakai, Gōtoku 1991-03-14 Right Back Germany VfB Stuttgart 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kondo, Naoya 1983-10-03 Centre Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0 1 0 0 0 0
Moriwaki, Ryōta 1986-04-06 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 1 0 0 0 0
Endō, Yasuhito 1980-01-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 11 0 1 0 0 0
Hasebe, Makoto 1984-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 11 0 0 0 0 0
Honda, Keisuke 1986-06-13 Attacking Midfielder Russia CSKA Moskva 9 0 4 0 0 0
Kagawa, Shinji 1989-03-17 Attacking Midfielder England Manchester United 9 0 3 0 0 0
Konno, Yasuyuki 1983-01-25 Defensive Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 8 0 0 0 0 0
Kiyotake, Hiroshi 1989-11-12 Attacking Midfielder Germany 1.FC Nürnberg 5 2 1 0 0 0
Nakamura, Kengo 1980-10-31 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 5 0 0 0 0
Fujimoto, Jungo 1984-03-24 Attacking Midfielder Japan Nagoya Grampus 2 1 1 0 0 0
Hosogai, Hajime 1986-06-10 Defensive Midfielder Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 7 0 0 0 0
Kashiwagi, Yōsuke 1987-12-15 Attacking Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
Masuda, Chikashi 1985-06-19 Centre Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Takahashi, Hideto 1987-10-17 Defensive Midfielder Japan FC Tōkyō 0 4 0 0 0 0
Inui, Takashi 1988-06-02 Left Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0 3 0 0 0 0
Miyaichi, Ryō 1992-12-14 Midfielder England Wigan Athletic 0 2 0 0 0 0
Okazaki, Shinji 1986-04-16 Secondary striker Germany VfB Stuttgart 8 1 3 0 0 0
Maeda, Ryoichi 1981-10-09 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 7 1 4 0 0 0
Havenaar, Mike 1987-05-20 Centre Forward Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 3 1 1 0 0 0
Morimoto, Takayuki 1988-05-07 Centre Forward United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ōkubo, Yoshito 1982-06-09 Secondary striker Japan Vissel Kōbe 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ishikawa, Naohiro 1981-05-12 Right Winger Japan FC Tōkyō 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lee, Tadanari 1985-12-19 Centre Forward England Southampton FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Junya 1987-07-15 Centre Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2012

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2012-02-24
Japan
Japan
Iceland
Iceland
3:1 c
Japan vs. Iceland
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
2012-02-29
Japan
Japan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
0:1 c
Japan vs. Uzbekistan
World Cup 2014 - Group C
Toyota Stadium
2012-05-23
Japan
Japan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2:0 c
Japan vs. Azerbaijan
Friendly
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
2012-06-03
Japan
Japan
Oman
Oman
3:0 c
Japan vs. Oman
World Cup 2014 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2012-06-08
Japan
Japan
Jordan
Jordan
6:0 c
Japan vs. Jordan
World Cup 2014 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2012-06-12
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Australia vs. Japan
World Cup 2014 - Group B
Suncorp Stadium
2012-08-15
Japan
Japan
Venezuela
Venezuela
1:1 c
Japan vs. Venezuela
Friendly
Sapporo Dome
2012-09-06
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:0 c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
Friendly
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2012-09-11
Japan
Japan
Iraq
Iraq
1:0 c
Japan vs. Iraq
World Cup 2014 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2012-10-12
France
France
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
France vs. Japan
Friendly
Stade de France
2012-10-16
Japan
Japan
Brazil
Brazil
0:4 c
Japan vs. Brazil
Friendly
Tarczyński Arena
2012-11-14
Oman
Oman
Japan
Japan
1:2 c
Oman vs. Japan
World Cup 2014 - Group B
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
12 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2012

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
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
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
Nepal
Nepal
5 5 0 0 28
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Peru
Peru
5 1 2 2 4
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
4 3 1 0 10
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 1 0 2 2
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 1 1 4
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
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 2 1 0 5
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
3 3 0 0 15
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 17
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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 5
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
USA
USA
2 1 0 1 5
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 2
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
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
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
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 1 0 0 2
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
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