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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2006
1.77m
Average age in 2006
26
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2006
No jersey in 2006

Coaches in 2006

Zico, (Coach)

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Zico, (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-03-03
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) (Brazil)
Height
1.72m
Matches
12 (4 / 8)
Goto coach Zico

Osim, Ivica (Coach)

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Osim, Ivica (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-05-06
Day of Death
2022-05-01
Place of Birth
Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Height
1.89m
Matches
7 (5 / 2)
Goto coach Ivica Osim

Players of Japan in 2006

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu 1975-08-15 Goalkeeper Japan Jubilo Iwata 19 0 0 0 0 0
Kaji, Akira 1980-01-13 Right Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 14 0 0 0 0 0
Nakazawa, Yūji 1978-02-25 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 12 0 1 0 0 0
Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu 1977-02-07 Centre Back Austria Red Bull Salzburg 11 0 0 0 0 0
Tsuboi, Keisuke 1979-09-16 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 10 1 0 0 0 0
Komano, Yūichi 1981-07-25 Right Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 2 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Marcus Túlio 1981-04-24 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 5 0 1 0 0 0
Mizumoto, Hiroki 1985-09-12 Centre Back Japan JEF United Ichihara 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Makoto 1975-08-08 Centre Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Hayuma 1982-07-31 Right Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Moniwa, Teruyuki 1981-09-08 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kurihara, Yūzō 1983-09-18 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Santos, Alex 1977-07-20 Left Midfielder Austria Red Bull Salzburg 17 2 2 0 0 0
Fukunishi, Takashi 1976-09-01 Centre Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 11 0 1 0 0 0
Ogasawara, Mitsuo 1979-04-05 Centre Midfielder Italy FC Messina 8 2 1 0 0 0
Abe, Yūki 1981-09-06 Defensive Midfielder Japan JEF United Ichihara 7 1 1 0 0 0
Endō, Yasuhito 1980-01-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 7 1 0 0 0 0
Suzuki, Keita 1981-04-21 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 6 0 1 0 0 0
Nakata, Hidetoshi 1977-01-22 Centre Midfielder England Bolton Wanderers 6 0 1 0 0 0
Ono, Shinji 1979-09-27 Attacking Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 5 4 1 0 0 0
Konno, Yasuyuki 1983-01-25 Defensive Midfielder Japan FC Tōkyō 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hasebe, Makoto 1984-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 4 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Kengo 1980-10-31 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 1 0 0 0
Yamagishi, Satoru 1983-05-03 Left Midfielder Japan JEF United Ichihara 2 1 0 0 0 0
Murai, Shinji 1979-12-01 Centre Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hanyū, Naotake 1979-12-22 Attacking Midfielder Japan JEF United Ichihara 1 4 0 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Galatasaray SK 1 3 0 0 0 0
Motoyama, Masashi 1979-06-20 Attacking Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nakata, Kōji 1979-07-09 Defensive Midfielder Switzerland FC Basel 0 2 0 0 0 0
Futagawa, Takahiro 1980-06-27 Attacking Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kobayashi, Daigo 1983-02-19 Attacking Midfielder Japan Ōmiya Ardija 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Naoshi 1979-01-27 Centre Midfielder Japan Nagoya Grampus 0 1 0 0 0 0
Satō, Yūto 1982-03-12 Centre Midfielder Japan JEF United Ichihara 0 1 0 0 0 0
Umesaki, Tsukasa 1987-02-23 Right Midfielder France Grenoble Foot 38 0 1 0 0 0 0
Maki, Seiichiro 1980-08-07 Centre Forward Japan JEF United Ichihara 10 4 3 0 0 0
Kubo, Tatsuhiko 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Yokohama F Marinos 6 0 3 0 0 0
Tamada, Keiji 1980-04-11 Secondary striker Japan Nagoya Grampus 5 2 2 0 0 0
Takahara, Naohiro 1979-06-04 Centre Forward Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 3 0 0 0
Tanaka, Tatsuya 1982-11-27 Secondary striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 0 0 0 0
Yanagisawa, Atsushi 1977-05-27 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ganaha, Kazuki 1980-09-26 Centre Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 4 3 0 0 0
Satō, Hisato 1982-03-12 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 11 3 0 0 0
Ōguro, Masashi 1980-05-04 Centre Forward Italy Torino FC 1 5 0 0 0 0
Bando, Ryūji 1979-08-02 Centre Forward Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 1 2 0 0 0
Yamase, Kōji 1981-09-22 Left Winger Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sakata, Daisuke 1983-01-16 Secondary striker Japan Yokohama F Marinos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Takamatsu, Daiki 1981-09-08 Centre Forward Japan Ōita Trinita 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2006

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2006-02-10
USA
USA
Japan
Japan
3:2 c
USA vs. Japan
Friendly
AT&T Park
2006-02-18
Japan
Japan
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Japan vs. Finland
Friendly
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
2006-02-22
Japan
Japan
India
India
6:0 c
Japan vs. India
Asian Cup 2007 - Group A
Nissan Stadium
2006-02-28
Japan
Japan
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2:2 c
Japan vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
Friendly
Signal Iduna Park
2006-03-30
Japan
Japan
Ecuador
Ecuador
1:0 c
Japan vs. Ecuador
Friendly
Ōita Bank Dome
2006-05-09
Japan
Japan
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:2 c
Japan vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
2006-05-13
Japan
Japan
Scotland
Scotland
0:0 c
Japan vs. Scotland
Friendly
Saitama Stadium 2002
2006-05-30
Germany
Germany
Japan
Japan
2:2 c
Germany vs. Japan
Friendly
BayArena
2006-06-04
Japan
Japan
Malta
Malta
1:0 c
Japan vs. Malta
Friendly
Merkur Spiel-Arena
2006-06-12
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
3:1 c
Australia vs. Japan
World Cup 2006 - Group F
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
2006-06-18
Japan
Japan
Croatia
Croatia
0:0 c
Japan vs. Croatia
World Cup 2006 - Group F
Max-Morlock-Stadion
2006-06-22
Japan
Japan
Brazil
Brazil
1:4 c
Japan vs. Brazil
World Cup 2006 - Group F
Signal Iduna Park
2006-08-09
Japan
Japan
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2:0 c
Japan vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2006-08-16
Japan
Japan
Yemen
Yemen
2:0 c
Japan vs. Yemen
Asian Cup 2007 - Group A
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2006-09-03
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2007 - Group A
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
2006-09-06
Yemen
Yemen
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Yemen vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2007 - Group A
Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium
2006-10-04
Japan
Japan
Ghana
Ghana
0:1 c
Japan vs. Ghana
Friendly
Nissan Stadium
2006-10-11
India
India
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
India vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2007 - Group A
Sree Kanteerava Stadium
2006-11-15
Japan
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3:1 c
Japan vs. Saudi Arabia
Asian Cup 2007 - Group A
Sapporo Dome
19 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2006

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
38 12 8 18 53
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
North Korea
North Korea
16 8 3 5 19
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Iran
Iran
13 4 5 4 15
Thailand
Thailand
13 9 2 2 25
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Iraq
Iraq
10 7 2 1 19
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Syria
Syria
9 8 1 0 26
Singapore
Singapore
9 8 1 0 19
Qatar
Qatar
9 2 4 3 12
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Jordan
Jordan
6 3 2 1 16
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
India
India
5 5 0 0 21
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 3 0 2 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Myanmar
Myanmar
4 4 0 0 22
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
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
547 287 109 151 1,033

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