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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2017
1.78m
Average age in 2017
26
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2017
No jersey in 2017

Coaches in 2017

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 (8 / 5)
Goto coach Vahid Halilhodžić

Players of Japan in 2017

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper France FC Metz 9 0 0 0 0 0
Higashiguchi, Masaaki 1986-05-12 Goalkeeper Japan Gamba Ōsaka 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Kōsuke 1995-02-27 Goalkeeper Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Maya 1988-08-24 Centre Back England Southampton FC 9 0 1 0 0 0
Sakai, Hiroki 1990-04-12 Right Back France Olympique Marseille 9 0 0 0 0 0
Shōji, Gen 1992-12-11 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 8 0 1 0 0 0
Makino, Tomoaki 1987-05-11 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 1 0 0 0
Sakai, Gōtoku 1991-03-14 Right Back Germany Hamburger SV 2 2 0 0 0 0
Kurumaya, Shintarō 1992-04-05 Left Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 0 0 0
Miura, Genta 1995-03-01 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 2 0 0 0 0 0
Morishige, Masato 1987-05-21 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ueda, Naomichi 1994-10-24 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Muroya, Sei 1994-04-05 Right Back Japan FC Tōkyō 1 0 0 0 0 0
Taniguchi, Shōgo 1991-07-15 Centre Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yamamoto, Shūto 1985-06-01 Left Back Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ideguchi, Yosuke 1996-08-23 Centre Midfielder Spain Cultural Leonesa 8 3 2 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Hotaru 1990-06-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 8 0 0 0 0 0
Haraguchi, Genki 1991-05-09 Right Midfielder Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 7 2 0 0 0 0
Konno, Yasuyuki 1983-01-25 Defensive Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 5 1 2 0 0 0
Kurata, Shū 1988-11-23 Left Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 4 4 2 0 0 0
Kagawa, Shinji 1989-03-17 Attacking Midfielder Germany Borussia Dortmund 4 1 2 0 0 0
Inui, Takashi 1988-06-02 Left Midfielder Spain SD Éibar 2 4 0 0 0 0
Honda, Keisuke 1986-06-13 Attacking Midfielder Mexico Pachuca CF 2 3 0 0 0 0
Endo, Wataru 1993-02-09 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 2 0 0 0 0
Itō, Junya 1993-03-09 Right Midfielder Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 0 0 0 0
Doi, Shoma 1992-05-21 Left Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hasebe, Makoto 1984-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kobayashi, Yūki 1992-04-24 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kanazaki, Mū 1989-02-16 Right Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nagasawa, Kazuki 1991-12-16 Centre Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ōshima, Ryōta 1993-01-23 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shibasaki, Gaku 1992-05-28 Centre Midfielder Spain Getafe CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Takahagi, Yōjiro 1986-08-02 Attacking Midfielder Japan FC Tōkyō 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morioka, Ryōta 1991-04-12 Attacking Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kiyotake, Hiroshi 1989-11-12 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 0 1 0 0 0 0
Misao, Kento 1996-04-16 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ōsako, Yūya 1990-05-18 Right Winger Germany 1.FC Köln 7 1 2 0 0 0
Kubo, Yūya 1993-12-24 Centre Forward Belgium KAA Gent 6 3 2 0 0 0
Asano, Takuma 1994-11-10 Centre Forward Germany VfB Stuttgart 3 4 1 0 0 0
Kobayashi, Yū 1987-09-23 Right Winger Japan Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 2 0 0 0
Okazaki, Shinji 1986-04-16 Secondary striker England Leicester City 2 3 1 0 0 0
Sugimoto, Kenyu 1992-11-18 Centre Forward Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 1 4 1 0 0 0
Mutō, Yoshinori 1992-07-15 Centre Forward Germany 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 0 0
Abe, Hiroyuki 1989-07-05 Centre Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0 3 0 0 0 0
Kawamata, Kengo 1989-10-14 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 0 3 0 0 0 0
Usami, Takashi 1992-05-06 Left Winger Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2017

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2017-03-23
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Japan
Japan
0:2 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
2017-03-28
Japan
Japan
Thailand
Thailand
4:0 c
Japan vs. Thailand
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2017-06-07
Japan
Japan
Syria
Syria
1:1 c
Japan vs. Syria
Friendly
Ajinomoto Stadium
2017-06-13
Iraq
Iraq
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Iraq vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Shahid Dastgerdi
2017-08-31
Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
2:0 c
Japan vs. Australia
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2017-09-05
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group B
King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
2017-10-06
Japan
Japan
New Zealand
New Zealand
2:1 c
Japan vs. New Zealand
Friendly
Toyota Stadium
2017-10-10
Japan
Japan
Haiti
Haiti
3:3 c
Japan vs. Haiti
Friendly
Nissan Stadium
2017-11-10
Japan
Japan
Brazil
Brazil
1:3 c
Japan vs. Brazil
Friendly
Stade Pierre Mauroy
2017-11-14
Belgium
Belgium
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Belgium vs. Japan
Friendly
Jan Breydel Stadium
2017-12-09
Japan
Japan
North Korea
North Korea
1:0 c
Japan vs. North Korea
East Asia 2017 - Group Stage
Ajinomoto Stadium
2017-12-12
Japan
Japan
China
China
2:1 c
Japan vs. China
East Asia 2017 - Group Stage
Ajinomoto Stadium
2017-12-16
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
1:4 c
Japan vs. South Korea
East Asia 2017 - Group Stage
Ajinomoto Stadium
13 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2017

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
36 12 8 16 52
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
Iran
Iran
13 4 5 4 15
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
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
Syria
Syria
8 7 1 0 21
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
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
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
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
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Peru
Peru
5 1 2 2 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
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
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
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
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Canada
Canada
3 2 0 1 6
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 17
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
Germany
Germany
3 1 1 1 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Malaysia
Malaysia
3 2 0 1 6
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
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
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
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Turkey
Turkey
2 1 0 1 1
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
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
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
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