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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2015
1.78m
Average age in 2015
26.5
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2015
No jersey in 2015

Coaches in 2015

Aguirre, Javier (Coach)

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Aguirre, Javier (Coach)

Day of Birth
1958-12-01
Place of Birth
Ciudad de México (Mexico)
Height
1.76m
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach Javier Aguirre

Halilhodžić, Vahid (Coach)

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Halilhodžić, Vahid (Coach)

Day of Birth
1952-05-15
Place of Birth
Jablanica (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Height
1.82m
Matches
13 (9 / 4)
Goto coach Vahid Halilhodžić

Players of Japan in 2015

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Nishikawa, Shūsaku 1986-06-18 Goalkeeper Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 8 0 0 0 0 0
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper Scotland Dundee United 7 0 0 0 0 0
Gonda, Shūichi 1989-03-03 Goalkeeper Austria SV Horn 1 0 0 0 0 0
Higashiguchi, Masaaki 1986-05-12 Goalkeeper Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Maya 1988-08-24 Centre Back England Southampton FC 13 0 3 0 0 0
Morishige, Masato 1987-05-21 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 12 0 1 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Italy Inter Milano 10 0 0 0 0 0
Makino, Tomoaki 1987-05-11 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 8 0 1 0 0 0
Sakai, Gōtoku 1991-03-14 Right Back Germany Hamburger SV 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sakai, Hiroki 1990-04-12 Right Back Germany Hannover 96 6 0 0 0 0 0
Fujiharu, Hiroki 1988-11-28 Left Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ōta, Kōsuke 1987-07-23 Left Back Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 2 1 0 0 0 0
Yonekura, Kōki 1988-05-17 Right Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 2 0 0 0 0 0
Taniguchi, Shōgo 1991-07-15 Centre Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 0 0 0 0
Uchida, Atsuto 1988-03-27 Right Back Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen II 1 1 0 0 0 0
Niwa, Daiki 1986-01-16 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shōji, Gen 1992-12-11 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mizumoto, Hiroki 1985-09-12 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 1 0 0 0 0
Honda, Keisuke 1986-06-13 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Milan 12 2 10 0 0 0
Kagawa, Shinji 1989-03-17 Attacking Midfielder Germany Borussia Dortmund 12 2 4 0 0 0
Hasebe, Makoto 1984-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 12 0 0 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Hotaru 1990-06-10 Defensive Midfielder Germany Hannover 96 8 1 1 0 0 0
Inui, Takashi 1988-06-02 Left Midfielder Spain SD Éibar 5 0 0 0 0 0
Shibasaki, Gaku 1992-05-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 4 5 2 0 0 0
Endo, Wataru 1993-02-09 Defensive Midfielder Japan Shōnan Bellmare 4 1 0 0 0 0
Endō, Yasuhito 1980-01-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 4 0 1 0 0 0
Haraguchi, Genki 1991-05-09 Right Midfielder Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 3 5 1 0 0 0
Kiyotake, Hiroshi 1989-11-12 Attacking Midfielder Germany Hannover 96 2 4 0 0 0 0
Kashiwagi, Yōsuke 1987-12-15 Attacking Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 2 0 0 0 0
Konno, Yasuyuki 1983-01-25 Defensive Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 2 0 0 0 0
Aoyama, Toshihiro 1986-02-22 Defensive Midfielder Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 1 0 0 0
Kanazaki, Mū 1989-02-16 Right Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 1 0 0 0
Fujita, Naoyuki 1987-06-22 Centre Midfielder Japan Sagan Tosu 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kurata, Shū 1988-11-23 Left Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okazaki, Shinji 1986-04-16 Secondary striker England Leicester City 11 2 7 0 0 0
Usami, Takashi 1992-05-06 Left Winger Japan Gamba Ōsaka 6 7 2 0 0 0
Mutō, Yoshinori 1992-07-15 Centre Forward Germany 1.FSV Mainz 05 4 8 1 0 0 0
Nagai, Kensuke 1989-03-05 Centre Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 4 1 0 0 0 0
Kawamata, Kengo 1989-10-14 Centre Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 3 2 1 0 0 0
Mutō, Yūki 1988-11-07 Secondary striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 2 0 0 0
Kōroki, Shinzō 1986-07-31 Centre Forward Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 3 0 0 0 0
Asano, Takuma 1994-11-10 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 3 0 0 0 0
Ōsako, Yūya 1990-05-18 Right Winger Germany 1.FC Köln 0 3 0 0 0 0
Minamino, Takumi 1995-01-16 Secondary striker Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0 2 0 0 0 0
Toyoda, Yōhei 1985-04-11 Centre Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2015

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2015-01-12
Japan
Japan
Palestine
Palestine
4:0 c
Japan vs. Palestine
Asian Cup 2015 - Group D
Hunter International Sports Centre
2015-01-16
Iraq
Iraq
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Iraq vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2015 - Group D
Suncorp Stadium
2015-01-20
Japan
Japan
Jordan
Jordan
2:0 c
Japan vs. Jordan
Asian Cup 2015 - Group D
AAMI Park
2015-01-23
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:1 (4:5) c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
Asian Cup 2015 - Quarter Finals
Stadium Australia
2015-03-27
Japan
Japan
Tunisia
Tunisia
2:0 c
Japan vs. Tunisia
Friendly
Ōita Bank Dome
2015-03-31
Japan
Japan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
5:1 c
Japan vs. Uzbekistan
Friendly
Ajinomoto Stadium
2015-06-11
Japan
Japan
Iraq
Iraq
4:0 c
Japan vs. Iraq
Friendly
International Stadium Yokohama
2015-06-16
Japan
Japan
Singapore
Singapore
0:0 c
Japan vs. Singapore
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Saitama Stadium 2002
2015-08-02
North Korea
North Korea
Japan
Japan
2:1 c
North Korea vs. Japan
East Asia 2015 - Final Stage
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
2015-08-05
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
1:1 c
Japan vs. South Korea
East Asia 2015 - Final Stage
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
2015-08-09
China
China
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
China vs. Japan
East Asia 2015 - Final Stage
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
2015-09-03
Japan
Japan
Cambodia
Cambodia
3:0 c
Japan vs. Cambodia
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Saitama Stadium 2002
2015-09-08
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Japan
Japan
0:6 c
Afghanistan vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Azadi Stadium
2015-10-08
Syria
Syria
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
Syria vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Al-Seeb Stadium
2015-10-13
Iran
Iran
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Iran vs. Japan
Friendly
Azadi Stadium
2015-11-12
Singapore
Singapore
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
Singapore vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group E
National Stadium of Singapore
2015-11-17
Cambodia
Cambodia
Japan
Japan
0:2 c
Cambodia vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium
17 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2015

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
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 25
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
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
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
India
India
6 6 0 0 24
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 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
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
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
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 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
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
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
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
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
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
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