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Japan national football team

National Football Team
NameJapan
NicknameSamurai Blue
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachAlberto Zaccheroni
CaptainMakoto Hasebe
Most capsMasami Ihara (122)
Top scorerKunishige Kamamoto (75)
FIFA codeJPN
FIFA ranking30
Highest FIFA ranking9 (February 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking62 (February 2000)
Elo ranking19
Highest Elo ranking8 (August 2001, March 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking112 (September 1962)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalJapan 0 � 5 Republic of China
(Tokyo, Japan; 9 May 1917)
Biggest winJapan 15 � 0 Philippines
(Tokyo, Japan; 27 September 1967)
Biggest defeatJapan 2 � 15 Philippines
(Tokyo, Japan; 10 May 1917)
Appearances4
First World Cup1998
Best resultRound 2, 2002, 2010
Regional cup statistics
Asian Cup
Appearances6
First apps.1988
Best resultChampions, 1992, 2000, 2004
Confederations Cup Statistics
Appearances4
First apps.1995
Best resultRunners-Up, 2001

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The Japan national football team is the national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

The Japanese team is commonly known by the fans and media as

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Japan is one of the most successful national teams in Asia, being a three-time winner of the AFC Asian Cup and having advanced to the second round at the FIFA World Cup finals in 2002 and 2010. They also finished second place at 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. As of 8th October 2010, Japan are the Unofficial Football World Champions taking the title from Argentina in a 1-0 victory.

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Soccer: Japan not affected by bribery scandal: JFA pres. Ogura - Mainichi Daily News Tweet this news
Mainichi Daily News--TOKYO (Kyodo) -- -Japan Football- Association president Junji Ogura said Thursday that Japan's bid for the 2022 World Cup will not be affected by an alleged ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:21:12 GMT+00:00
Alleged scandal won't affect JFA: Ogura - The Japan Times Tweet this news
The Japan Times---Japan Football- Association president Junji Ogura said Thursday that Japan's bid for the 2022 World Cup will not be affected by an alleged bribery scandal ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:02:38 GMT+00:00
Iran moves down four places in FIFA ranking - Iran Sports Press Tweet this news
Iran Sports Press--The team is fourth among Asian teams in the rankings, behind Australia, -Japan- and South Korea respectively. Spain remains top of the rankings with 1881 ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:04:42 GMT+00:00
S. Korea ranked 40th by FIFA - Korea Times Tweet this news
Korea Times--Among the Asia -Football- Confederation (AFC) members Australia was ranked the highest at 21st while -Japan- maintained the same ranking of 30th while North ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:38:16 GMT+00:00
MRI to root out age-cheats - The Official Home of Asian Football Tweet this news
The Official Home of Asian Football--This success won't be happen without their help and effort," said Ogura, who is also an AFC Executive Committee member and -Japan Football- Association ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:04:27 GMT+00:00
Korea to Face Japan in Football Friendly - The Chosun Ilbo Tweet this news
The Chosun Ilbo--The Korean national -football- squad is looking to win the final domestic A match of the year in a game against -Japan-. The match on Tuesday at the Seoul World ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:23:00 GMT+00:00
Superstar Messi arrives in Japan - digibet.info Tweet this news
digibet.info--Messi's place, however, in the Argentina squad remains in doubt, although the -Japan Football- Association (JFA) as well as Japanese fans are eager to see him ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:19:34 GMT+00:00
Japan beat full-strength Argentina football team - One News Page Tweet this news
One News Page---...- a histo... http://bit.ly/9akSHg 14 minutes ago greatsoccer -Japan- beat full-strength Argentina -football- team: -Japan- upset a full-strength Argentina side ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:48:51 GMT+00:00
Yokota clinches titles by thumping Kinnick - Stars and Stripes Tweet this news
Stars and Stripes--“Fantastic,” said coach Tim Pujol, whose Yokota teams have won 11 DODDS -Japan- and Kanto -football- titles in his 12 seasons at the helm. ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:43:12 GMT+00:00
Familiar and new on friendly match roster - JoongAng Daily Tweet this news
JoongAng Daily--There will be some familiar faces from the K-League making their return to the national -football- squad against -Japan- on Oct. 12 in Seoul. ... - Date : Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:10:20 GMT+00:00

Medal Record : Olympic
Men’s Football
Bronze1968 Mexico CityTeam

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
06 Jan 2010 Yemen W 3 � 2 YE Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
02 Feb 2010 Venezuela D 0 � 0 JP Ōita Stadium, Ōita, Japan International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
06 Feb 2010 People%27s Republic of China D 0 � 0 JP Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 2010 East Asian Football Championship
11 Feb 2010 Hong Kong W 3 � 0 JP National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 2010 East Asian Football Championship
14 Feb 2010 South Korea L 1 � 3 JP National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 2010 East Asian Football Championship
03 Mar 2010 Bahrain W 2 � 0 JP Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
07 Apr 2010 Serbia L 0 � 3 JP Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
24 May 2010 South Korea L 0 � 2 JP Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
30 May 2010 England L 1 � 2 AT UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria International Friendly
04 Jun 2010 CIV L 0 � 2 CH Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland International Friendly
14 Jun 2010 Cameroon W 1 � 0 ZA Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E
19 Jun 2010 Netherlands L 0 � 1 ZA Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E
24 Jun 2010 Denmark W 3 � 1 ZA Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E
29 Jun 2010 Paraguay D 0 � 0 ZA Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16
04 Sep 2010 Paraguay W 1 � 0 JP International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
07 Sep 2010 Guatemala W 2 � 1 JP Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
08 Oct 2010 Argentina W 1 � 0 JP Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
12 Oct 2010 South Korea D 0 � 0 KR Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, Korea Republic International Friendly
09 Jan 2011 Jordan QA Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup
13 Jan 2011 Syria QA Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup
17 Jan 2011 Saudi Arabia QA Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Ar Rayyan, Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Records :
+Most Caps
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Masami Ihara 122 5 1988 � 1999
2 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 116 0 1997 �
3 Yuji Nakazawa 110 17 1999 �
4 Yasuhito Endō 100 9 2002 �
5 Shunsuke Nakamura 98 24 2000 � 2010
6 Kazuyoshi Miura 89 55 1990 � 2000
7 Alessandro dos Santos 82 7 2002 � 2006
7 Junichi Inamoto 82 5 2000 �
9 Satoshi Tsunami 78 2 1980 � 1995
10 Hidetoshi Nakata 77 11 1997 � 2006
10 Seigo Narazaki 77 0 1998 � 2010

Records :
+Top Goalscorers
# Player Goals Caps Career
1 Kunishige Kamamoto 75 76 1964 � 1977
2 Kazuyoshi Miura 55 89 1990 � 2000
3 Hiromi Hara 37 75 1978 � 1988
4 Takuya Takagi 27 44 1992 � 1997
5 Kazushi Kimura 26 54 1979 � 1986
6 Shunsuke Nakamura 24 98 2000 � 2010
7 Naohiro Takahara 23 57 2000 � 2008
8 Masashi Nakayama 21 53 1990 � 2003
9 Teruki Miyamoto 18 58 1961 � 1971
9 Shinji Okazaki 18 35 2008 �

Rosters :
Manager Tenure
IT Alberto Zaccheroni 2010 �
JP Takeshi Okada 2007 � 2010
BA Ivica Osim 2006 � 2007
BR Zico 2002 � 2006
FR Philippe Troussier 1998 � 2002
JP Takeshi Okada 1997 � 1998
JP Shu Kamo 1994 � 1997
BR Falcão 1994
NL Hans Ooft 1992 � 1993
JP Kenzo Yokoyama 1988 � 1991
JP Yoshinobu Ishii 1986 � 1987
JP Takaji Mori 1981 � 1985
JP Saburō Kawabuchi 1980 � 1981

Rosters :
Manager Tenure
JP Masashi Watanabe 1980
JP Yukio Shimomura 1979 � 1980
JP Hiroshi Ninomiya 1976 � 1978
JP Ken Naganuma 1972 � 1976
JP Shunichiro Okano 1970 � 1971
JP Ken Naganuma 1962 � 1969
JP Hidetoki Takahashi 1960 � 1962
JP Shigemaru Takenokoshi 1958 � 1959
JP Taizo Kawamoto 1958
JP Hidetoki Takahashi 1957
JP Shigemaru Takenokoshi 1951 � 1956
JP Hirokazu Ninomiya 1951

FIFA World Cup :
Hosts / Year Result Position                        
UY 1930 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
IT 1934 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
FR 1938 Withdrew   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
BR 1950 Banned   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
CH 1954 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 2 0 1 1 3 7
SE 1958 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
CL 1962 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 2 0 0 2 1 4
GB 1966 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
MX 1970 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 0 2 2 4 8
FRG 1974 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 1 0 3 5 4
AR 1978 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 0 1 3 0 5
ES 1982 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 2 0 2 4 2
MX 1986 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 8 5 1 2 15 5
IT 1990 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 2 3 1 7 3
US 1994 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 13 9 3 1 35 6
FR 1998 Round 1 31 3 0 0 3 1 4 15 9 5 1 51 12
KRJP 2002 Round 2 9 4 2 1 1 5 3   -   -   -   -   - -
DE 2006 Round 1 28 3 0 1 2 2 7 12 11 0 1 25 5
ZA 2010 Round 2 9 4 2 1 1 4 2 14 8 4 2 23 9
Total 4/19 Round 2 14 4 3 7 12 16 88 46 21 21 173 70

FIFA World Cup :
Year Round Score Result
1998 Round 1 Japan 0 - 1 Argentina Loss
Round 1 Japan 0 - 1 Croatia Loss
Round 1 Japan 1 - 2 Jamaica Loss
2002 Round 1 Japan 2 - 2 Belgium Draw
Round 1 Japan 1 - 0 Russia Win
Round 1 Japan 2 - 0 Tunisia Win
Round 2 Japan 0 - 1 Turkey Loss
2006 Round 1 Japan 1 - 3 Australia Loss
Round 1 Japan 0 - 0 Croatia Draw
Round 1 Japan 1 - 4 Brazil Loss
2010 Round 1 Japan 1 - 0 Cameroon Win
Round 1 Japan 0 - 1 Netherlands Loss
Round 1 Japan 3 - 1 Denmark Win
Round 2 Japan 0 - 0 Paraguay Draw

AFC Asian Cup :
Hosts / Year Result Position      *      
HK 1956 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
KR 1960 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
IL 1964 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
IR 1968 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
TH 1972 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
IR 1976 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
KW 1980 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
SG 1984 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
QA 1988 Round 1 10 4 0 1 3 0 6
JP 1992 Champions 1 5 3 2 0 6 3
AE 1996 Quarterfinals 7 4 3 0 1 7 3
LB 2000 Champions 1 6 5 1 0 21 6
CN 2004 Champions 1 6 4 2 0 13 6
IDMYTHVN 2007 Fourth Place 4 6 2 3 1 11 7
QA 2011 Qualified   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Total 7/15 3 Titles 31 17 9 5 58 31

AFC Asian Cup :
Year Round Score Result
1988 Group stage Japan 0 - 0 Iran Draw
Group stage Japan 0 - 2 South Korea Loss
Group stage Japan 0 - 1 United Arab Emirates Loss
Group stage Japan 0 - 3 Qatar Loss
1992 Group stage Japan 0 - 0 United Arab Emirates Draw
Group stage Japan 1 - 1 North Korea Draw
Group stage Japan 1 - 0 Iran Win
Semifinals Japan 3 - 2 People%27s Republic of China Win
Finals Japan 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia Win
1996 Group stage Japan 2 - 1 Syria Win
Group stage Japan 4 - 0 Uzbekistan Win
Group stage Japan 1 - 0 People%27s Republic of China Win
Quarterfinals Japan 0 - 2 Kuwait Loss
2000 Group stage Japan 4 - 1 Saudi Arabia Win
Group stage Japan 8 - 1 Uzbekistan Win
Group stage Japan 1 - 1 Qatar Draw
Quarterfinals Japan 4 - 1 Iraq Win
Semifinals Japan 3 - 2 People%27s Republic of China Win
Finals Japan 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia Win
2004 Group stage Japan 1 - 0 Oman Win
Group stage Japan 4 - 1 Thailand Win
Group stage Japan 0 - 0 Iran Draw
Quarterfinals Japan 1 - 1 Jordan Draw
Semifinals Japan 4 - 3 Bahrain Win
Finals Japan 3 - 1 People%27s Republic of China Win
2007 Group stage Japan 1 - 1 Qatar Draw
Group stage Japan 3 - 1 United Arab Emirates Win
Group stage Japan 4 - 1 Vietnam Win
Quarterfinals Japan 1 - 1 Australia Draw
Semifinals Japan 2 - 3 Saudi Arabia Loss
Third Place Japan 0 - 0 South Korea Draw
2011 Group stage Japan - Jordan
Group stage Japan - Syria
Group stage Japan - Saudi Arabia

FIFA Confederations Cup :
Hosts / Year Result Position            
SA 1992 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
SA 1995 Group stage 6 2 0 0 2 1 8
SA 1997 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
MX 1999 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
KRJP 2001 Runners-Up 2 5 3 1 1 6 1
FR 2003 Group stage 6 3 1 0 2 4 3
DE 2005 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 4
ZA 2009 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Total 4/8 Runners-Up 13 5 2 6 15 16

FIFA Confederations Cup :
Year Round Score Result
1995 Group stage Japan 0 - 3 Nigeria Loss
Group stage Japan 1 - 5 Argentina Loss
2001 Group stage Japan 3 - 0 Canada Win
Group stage Japan 2 - 0 Cameroon Win
Group stage Japan 0 - 0 Brazil Draw
Semi-finals Japan 1 - 0 Australia Win
Final Japan 0 - 1 France Loss
2003 Group stage Japan 3 - 0 New Zealand Win
Group stage Japan 1 - 2 France Loss
Group stage Japan 0 - 1 Colombia Loss
2005 Group stage Japan 1 - 2 Mexico Loss
Group stage Japan 1 - 0 Greece Win
Group stage Japan 2 - 2 Brazil Draw

Olympic Games :
Hosts / Year Result Position      *      
FR 1900 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
US 1904 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
GB 1908 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
SE 1912 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
BE 1920 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
FR 1924 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
NL 1928 Didn't Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
DE 1936 Quarter-finals 8 2 1 0 1 3 10
GB 1948 Banned   -   -   -   -   -   - -
FI 1952 Did Not Enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
AU 1956 Round 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 2
IT 1960 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
JP 1964 Quarter-finals 8 3 1 0 2 5 9
MX 1968 Third Place 3 6 3 2 1 9 8
DE 1972 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
CA 1976 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
USSR 1980 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
US 1984 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
KR 1988 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
ES 1992 Didn't Qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
US 1996 Group stage 9 3 2 0 1 4 4
AU 2000 Quarter-finals 5 4 2 1 1 6 5
GR 2004 Group stage 13 3 1 0 2 6 7
CN 2008 Group stage 15 3 0 0 3 1 4
Total 8/24 Third Place 25 10 3 12 34 49

Olympic Games :
Year Round Score Result
1936 Round 1 Japan 3 - 2 Sweden Win
Quarter-finals Japan 0 - 8 Italy Loss
1956 Round 1 Japan 0 - 2 Australia Loss
1964 Group stage Japan 3 - 2 Argentina Win
Group stage Japan 2 - 3 Ghana Loss
Quarter-finals Japan 0 - 4 TCH Loss
1968 Group stage Japan 3 - 1 Nigeria Win
Group stage Japan 1 - 1 Brazil Draw
Group stage Japan 0 - 0 Spain Draw
Quarter-finals Japan 3 - 1 France Win
Semi-finals Japan 0 - 5 Hungary Loss
Third Place Japan 2 - 0 Mexico Win
1996 Group stage Japan 1 - 0 Brazil Win
Group stage Japan 0 - 2 Nigeria Loss
Group stage Japan 3 - 2 Hungary Win
2000 Group stage Japan 2 - 1 South Africa Win
Group stage Japan 2 - 1 Slovakia Win
Group stage Japan 0 - 1 Brazil Loss
Quarter-finals Japan 2 - 2 United States Draw
2004 Group stage Japan 3 - 4 Paraguay Loss
Group stage Japan 2 - 3 Italy Loss
Group stage Japan 1 - 0 Ghana Win
2008 Group stage Japan 0 - 1 United States Loss
Group stage Japan 1 - 2 Nigeria Loss
Group stage Japan 0 - 1 Netherlands Loss

East Asian Football Championship :
Hosts / Year Result Position            
JP 2003 Runners-Up 2 3 2 1 0 3 0
KR 2005 Runners-Up 2 3 1 1 1 3 3
CN 2008 Runners-Up 2 3 1 2 0 3 2
JP 2010 Third Place 3 3 1 1 1 4 3
Total 4/4 3 Runners-Up 12 5 5 2 13 8

East Asian Football Championship :
Year Round Score Result
2003 Finals Japan 2 - 0 People%27s Republic of China Win
Finals Japan 1 - 0 Hong Kong Win
Finals Japan 0 - 0 South Korea Draw
2005 Finals Japan 0 - 1 North Korea Loss
Finals Japan 2 - 2 People%27s Republic of China Draw
Finals Japan 1 - 0 South Korea Win
2008 Finals Japan 1 - 1 North Korea Draw
Finals Japan 1 - 0 People%27s Republic of China Win
Finals Japan 1 - 1 South Korea Draw
2010 Finals Japan 0 - 0 People%27s Republic of China Draw
Finals Japan 3 - 0 Hong Kong Win
Finals Japan 1 - 3 South Korea Loss

Copa América :
Hosts / Year Result Position            
PY 1999 Group stage 10 3 0 1 2 3 8
AR 2011 Invited   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Total 2 Round 1 3 0 1 2 3 8

Copa América :
Year Round Score Result
1999 Group stage Japan 2 - 3 Peru Loss
Group stage Japan 0 - 4 Paraguay Loss
Group stage Japan 1 - 1 Bolivia Draw


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National sports teams of Japan

beginAmerican football * Association Football (F, M, U-23, U-20, U-17) * Australian rules football * Badminton * Baseball * Basketball (F, M) * Beach Soccer * Boxing * Cricket * Field hockey (F, M) * Futsal (F, M) * Handball (F, M) * Ice hockey (F, M, F U-18, M Junior) * Korfball * Olympics * Rugby Union (F, M) * Rugby league * Softball * Tennis (F, M) * Volleyball (F, M) * Water poloend

Japan national football team yearly records

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 , 2010

Football in Japan

National TeamsJapan, Women's, U-23, U-20, U-17, Futsal, Beach soccer
League SystemMen: J. League Division 1 , J. League Division 2 , Japan Football League, Regional Leagues
Women: L. League Futsal: F. League
Domestic CupsEmperor's Cup, Women's Cup, J. League Cup, Super Cup, JOMO Cup , Shakaijin Cup
Reserve & AcademyPrince Takamado Cup, High School Tournament

1998 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsFrance
Runners-upBrazil
Third placeCroatia
Fourth placeNetherlands
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsArgentina, Denmark, Germany, Italy
Eliminated in the round of 16Chile, England, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Romania, FR Yugoslavia
Eliminated in the group stageAustria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Korea Republic, Morocco, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, United States

2002 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsBrazil
Runners-upGermany
Third placeTurkey
Fourth placeKorea Republic
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsEngland, Senegal, Spain, USA
Eliminated in the round of 16Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Paraguay, Republic of Ireland, Sweden
Eliminated in the group stageArgentina, Cameroon, Costa Rica, China PR, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uruguay

2006 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsItaly
Runners-upFrance
Third placeGermany
Fourth placePortugal
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsArgentina, Brazil, England, Ukraine
Eliminated in the round of 16Australia, Ecuador, Ghana, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Eliminated in the group stageAngola, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Paraguay, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia & Montenegro, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United States

2010 FIFA World Cup finalists

FinalsNetherlands, Spain
Runners-up
Third place
SemifinalsGermany, Uruguay
Eliminated in the quarterfinalsArgentina, Brazil, Ghana, Paraguay
Eliminated in the round of 16Chile, England, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Portugal, Slovakia, United States
Eliminated in group stageAlgeria, Australia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, France, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Korea DPR, New Zealand, Nigeria, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

National football teams of East Asia (EAFF)

Men'sChina PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Macau, China, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands
Women'sChina PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Macau, China, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands �

Japan squad 1998 FIFA World Cup

Kojima, Narahashi, Soma, Ihara, Omura, Yamaguchi, Ito, Nakata, Nakayama, Nanami, Ono, Lopes, Hattori, Okano, Morishima, Saito, Akita, Jo, Nakanishi, Kawaguchi, Narazaki, Hirano
Coach : Okada

Japan squad 2002 FIFA World Cup

Kawaguchi, Akita, Matsuda, Morioka, Inamoto, Hattori, H. Nakata, Morishima, Nishizawa, Nakayama, Suzuki, Narazaki, Yanagisawa, Alex, Fukunishi, K. Nakata, Miyamoto, Ono, Ogasawara, Myojin, Toda, Ichikawa, Sogahata
Coach : Troussier

Japan squad 2006 FIFA World Cup

Narazaki, Moniwa, Komano, Endō, Miyamoto, K. Nakata, H. Nakata, Ogasawara, Takahara, Nakamura, Maki, Doi, Yanagisawa, Alex, Fukunishi, Oguro, Inamoto, Ono, Tsuboi, Tamada, Kaji, Nakazawa, Kawaguchi
Coach : Zico



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