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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2019
1.78m
Average age in 2019
24.9
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2019
No jersey in 2019

Coaches in 2019

Moriyasu, Hajime (Coach)

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Moriyasu, Hajime (Coach)

Day of Birth
1968-08-23
Place of Birth
Kakegawa (Japan)
Height
1.74m
Matches
23 (17 / 6)
Goto coach Hajime Moriyasu

Players of Japan in 2019

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Gonda, Shūichi 1989-03-03 Goalkeeper Portugal Portimonense SC 11 0 0 0 0 0
Schmidt, Daniel 1992-02-03 Goalkeeper Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper France RC Strasbourg B 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Kōsuke 1995-02-27 Goalkeeper Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ōsako, Keisuke 1999-07-28 Goalkeeper Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
Higashiguchi, Masaaki 1986-05-12 Goalkeeper Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tomiyasu, Takehiro 1998-11-05 Centre Back Italy Bologna FC 15 1 1 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 12 0 1 0 0 0
Sakai, Hiroki 1990-04-12 Right Back France Olympique Marseille 12 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Maya 1988-08-24 Centre Back Italy Sampdoria Genova 11 0 1 0 0 0
Hatanaka, Shinnosuke 1995-08-25 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 6 1 0 0 0 0
Ueda, Naomichi 1994-10-24 Centre Back Belgium Cercle Brugge 6 1 0 0 0 0
Sasaki, Sho 1989-10-02 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 1 0 0 0 0
Miura, Genta 1995-03-01 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 4 1 1 0 0 0
Muroya, Sei 1994-04-05 Right Back Japan FC Tōkyō 3 3 0 0 0 0
Shōji, Gen 1992-12-11 Centre Back France Toulouse FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sugioka, Daiki 1998-09-08 Left Back Japan Shōnan Bellmare 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shiotani, Tsukasa 1988-12-05 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 2 3 1 0 0 0
Itakura, Kō 1997-01-27 Centre Back Netherlands FC Groningen 2 1 0 0 0 0
Iwata, Tomoki 1997-04-07 Centre Back Japan Ōita Trinita 2 0 0 0 0 0
Makino, Tomoaki 1987-05-11 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 0 0 0 0
Anzai, Kōki 1995-05-31 Left Back Portugal Portimonense SC 1 3 0 0 0 0
Koga, Taiyo 1998-10-28 Left Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakayama, Yūta 1997-02-16 Centre Back Netherlands PEC Zwolle 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nishi, Daigo 1987-08-28 Right Back Japan Vissel Kōbe 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Shunta 1997-05-26 Centre Back Japan Ōsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0
Watanabe, Tsuyoshi 1997-02-05 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tatsuta, Yūgo 1998-06-21 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yamanaka, Ryōsuke 1993-04-20 Left Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 1 0 0 0 0
Shibasaki, Gaku 1992-05-28 Centre Midfielder Spain Deportivo La Coruña 17 2 0 0 0 0
Dōan, Ritsu 1998-06-16 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 12 1 2 0 0 0
Haraguchi, Genki 1991-05-09 Right Midfielder Germany Hannover 96 9 4 3 0 0 0
Hashimoto, Kento 1993-08-16 Centre Midfielder Japan FC Tōkyō 7 0 0 0 0 0
Endo, Wataru 1993-02-09 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 6 1 1 0 0 0
Itō, Junya 1993-03-09 Right Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 4 6 0 0 0 0
Kubo, Takefusa 2001-06-04 Attacking Midfielder Spain RCD Mallorca 2 5 0 0 0 0
Inui, Takashi 1988-06-02 Left Midfielder Spain SD Éibar 2 3 0 0 0 0
Kamada, Daichi 1996-08-05 Attacking Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2 2 1 0 0 0
Kobayashi, Yūki 1992-04-24 Centre Midfielder Belgium RS Waasland - Beveren 2 2 0 0 0 0
Miyoshi, Kōji 1997-03-26 Attacking Midfielder Belgium Royal Antwerp FC 2 1 2 0 0 0
Ideguchi, Yosuke 1996-08-23 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 2 1 0 0 0 0
Hashioka, Daiki 1999-05-17 Right Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 0 0 0 0
Morishima, Tsukasa 1997-04-25 Attacking Midfielder Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Ao 1998-09-10 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Hotaru 1990-06-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Vissel Kōbe 1 2 1 0 0 0
Abe, Hiroki 1999-01-28 Left Midfielder Spain FC Barcelona B 1 2 0 0 0 0
Sōma, Yūki 1997-02-25 Left Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kagawa, Shinji 1989-03-17 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Zaragoza 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ōshima, Ryōta 1993-01-23 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 0 0 0 0
Suga, Daiki 1998-09-10 Left Midfielder Japan Consadole Sapporo 1 0 1 0 0 0
Aoyama, Toshihiro 1986-02-22 Defensive Midfielder Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hara, Teruki 1998-07-30 Defensive Midfielder Japan Sagan Tosu 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morita, Hidemasa 1995-05-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
Minamino, Takumi 1995-01-16 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 13 2 7 0 0 0
Nakajima, Shoya 1994-08-23 Left Winger Portugal FC Porto 10 3 3 0 0 0
Ōsako, Yūya 1990-05-18 Right Winger Germany Werder Bremen 6 2 4 0 0 0
Suzuki, Musashi 1994-02-11 Left Winger Japan Consadole Sapporo 4 3 1 0 0 0
Nagai, Kensuke 1989-03-05 Centre Forward Japan FC Tōkyō 3 3 3 0 0 0
Ueda, Ayase 1998-08-28 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 3 3 0 0 0 0
Kitagawa, Koya 1996-07-26 Centre Forward Austria Rapid Wien 3 2 0 0 0 0
Mutō, Yoshinori 1992-07-15 Centre Forward England Newcastle United 2 2 1 0 0 0
Okazaki, Shinji 1986-04-16 Secondary striker Spain SD Huesca 2 1 0 0 0 0
Endō, Keita 1997-11-22 Left Winger Japan Yokohama F Marinos 2 0 0 0 0 0
Asano, Takuma 1994-11-10 Centre Forward Serbia Partizan Beograd 1 1 1 0 0 0
Tagawa, Kyosuke 1999-02-11 Centre Forward Japan FC Tōkyō 1 1 1 0 0 0
Maeda, Daizen 1997-10-20 Secondary striker Portugal Marítimo Funchal 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nakagawa, Teruhito 1992-07-27 Right Winger Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ogawa, Koki 1997-08-08 Centre Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 1 0 3 0 0 0
Usami, Takashi 1992-05-06 Left Winger Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Furuhashi, Kyōgo 1995-01-20 Left Winger Japan Vissel Kōbe 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2019

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2019-01-09
Japan
Japan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
3:2 c
Japan vs. Turkmenistan
Asian Cup 2019 - Group F
Al-Nahyan Stadium
2019-01-13
Oman
Oman
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Oman vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2019 - Group F
Zayed Sports City
2019-01-17
Japan
Japan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2:1 c
Japan vs. Uzbekistan
Asian Cup 2019 - Group F
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
2019-01-21
Japan
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Saudi Arabia
Asian Cup 2019 - Round of 16
Al-Sharjah Stadium
2019-01-24
Vietnam
Vietnam
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Vietnam vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2019 - Quarter Finals
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
2019-01-28
Iran
Iran
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
Iran vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2019 - Semi Finals
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
2019-02-01
Japan
Japan
Qatar
Qatar
1:3 c
Japan vs. Qatar
Asian Cup 2019 - Final
Zayed Sports City
2019-03-22
Japan
Japan
Colombia
Colombia
0:1 c
Japan vs. Colombia
Friendly
Nissan Stadium
2019-03-26
Japan
Japan
Bolivia
Bolivia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Bolivia
Friendly
Misaki Park Stadium
2019-06-05
Japan
Japan
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
0:0 c
Japan vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Friendly
Toyota Stadium
2019-06-09
Japan
Japan
El Salvador
El Salvador
2:0 c
Japan vs. El Salvador
Friendly
Hitomebore Stadium Miyagi
2019-06-17
Japan
Japan
Chile
Chile
0:4 c
Japan vs. Chile
Copa 2019 - Group C
Estádio do Morumbi
2019-06-20
Uruguay
Uruguay
Japan
Japan
2:2 c
Uruguay vs. Japan
Copa 2019 - Group C
Arena do Grêmio
2019-06-24
Ecuador
Ecuador
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Ecuador vs. Japan
Copa 2019 - Group C
Mineirão
2019-09-05
Japan
Japan
Paraguay
Paraguay
2:0 c
Japan vs. Paraguay
Friendly
Kashima Soccer Stadium
2019-09-10
Myanmar
Myanmar
Japan
Japan
0:2 c
Myanmar vs. Japan
World Cup 2022 - Group F
Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium
2019-10-10
Japan
Japan
Mongolia
Mongolia
6:0 c
Japan vs. Mongolia
World Cup 2022 - Group F
Saitama Stadium 2002
2019-10-15
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
Tajikistan vs. Japan
World Cup 2022 - Group F
Respublikanskiy Stadion
2019-11-14
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Japan
Japan
0:2 c
Kyrgyzstan vs. Japan
World Cup 2022 - Group F
Stadion Spartak im. Dolena Omurzakova
2019-11-19
Japan
Japan
Venezuela
Venezuela
1:4 c
Japan vs. Venezuela
Friendly
Panasonic Stadium Suita
2019-12-10
China
China
Japan
Japan
1:2 c
China vs. Japan
East Asia 2019 - Group Stage
Busan Gudeok Stadium
2019-12-14
Japan
Japan
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
5:0 c
Japan vs. Hong Kong
East Asia 2019 - Group Stage
Busan Gudeok Stadium
2019-12-18
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
South Korea vs. Japan
East Asia 2019 - Group Stage
Busan Asiad Main Stadium
23 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2019

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
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Iraq
Iraq
9 7 2 0 18
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
Qatar
Qatar
8 2 4 2 11
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
Singapore
Singapore
7 6 1 0 11
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Jordan
Jordan
6 3 2 1 16
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Colombia
Colombia
5 1 1 3 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
India
India
5 5 0 0 21
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Nepal
Nepal
5 5 0 0 28
Peru
Peru
5 1 2 2 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 4 0 1 6
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
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
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
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
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
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 1 1 4
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 1 0 2 2
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
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 2 1 0 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 17
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
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
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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 5
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 1 0 0 2
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
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
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
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
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
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