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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2016
1.79m
Average age in 2016
27
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2016
No jersey in 2016

Coaches in 2016

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
10 (7 / 3)
Goto coach Vahid Halilhodžić

Players of Japan in 2016

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
Higashiguchi, Masaaki 1986-05-12 Goalkeeper Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper France FC Metz 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Maya 1988-08-24 Centre Back England Southampton FC 10 0 3 0 0 0
Morishige, Masato 1987-05-21 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 9 1 0 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 France Olympique Marseille 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Italy Inter Milano 5 0 0 0 0 0
Makino, Tomoaki 1987-05-11 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 0 0 0 0
Maruyama, Yuichi 1989-06-16 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 1 1 0 0 0 0
Shōji, Gen 1992-12-11 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hasebe, Makoto 1984-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 9 0 0 0 0 0
Kiyotake, Hiroshi 1989-11-12 Attacking Midfielder Spain Sevilla FC 7 2 4 0 0 0
Honda, Keisuke 1986-06-13 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Milan 6 1 2 0 0 0
Haraguchi, Genki 1991-05-09 Right Midfielder Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 5 4 5 0 0 0
Kagawa, Shinji 1989-03-17 Attacking Midfielder Germany Borussia Dortmund 5 2 4 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Hotaru 1990-06-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 5 1 1 0 0 0
Kashiwagi, Yōsuke 1987-12-15 Attacking Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kanazaki, Mū 1989-02-16 Right Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 3 1 0 0 0
Nagaki, Ryota 1988-06-04 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ōshima, Ryōta 1993-01-23 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kobayashi, Yūki 1992-04-24 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 0 2 1 0 0 0
Endo, Wataru 1993-02-09 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 2 0 0 0 0
Okazaki, Shinji 1986-04-16 Secondary striker England Leicester City 6 2 2 0 0 0
Asano, Takuma 1994-11-10 Centre Forward Germany VfB Stuttgart 2 5 2 0 0 0
Kobayashi, Yū 1987-09-23 Right Winger Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 4 0 0 0 0
Usami, Takashi 1992-05-06 Left Winger Germany FC Augsburg 2 3 1 0 0 0
Ōsako, Yūya 1990-05-18 Right Winger Germany 1.FC Köln 2 0 2 0 0 0
Kubo, Yūya 1993-12-24 Centre Forward Belgium KAA Gent 1 1 0 0 0 0
Saitō, Manabu 1990-04-04 Left Winger Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Havenaar, Mike 1987-05-20 Centre Forward Netherlands ADO Den Haag 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mutō, Yoshinori 1992-07-15 Centre Forward Germany 1.FSV Mainz 05 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2016

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2016-03-24
Japan
Japan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
5:0 c
Japan vs. Afghanistan
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Saitama Stadium 2002
2016-03-29
Japan
Japan
Syria
Syria
5:0 c
Japan vs. Syria
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Saitama Stadium 2002
2016-06-03
Japan
Japan
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
7:2 c
Japan vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Toyota Stadium
2016-06-07
Japan
Japan
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1:2 c
Japan vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
Friendly
Panasonic Stadium Suita
2016-09-01
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:2 c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2016-09-06
Thailand
Thailand
Japan
Japan
0:2 c
Thailand vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Rajamangala Stadium
2016-10-06
Japan
Japan
Iraq
Iraq
2:1 c
Japan vs. Iraq
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2016-10-11
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Australia vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Docklands Stadium
2016-11-11
Japan
Japan
Oman
Oman
4:0 c
Japan vs. Oman
Friendly
Kashima Soccer Stadium
2016-11-15
Japan
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2:1 c
Japan vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
10 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2016

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
North Korea
North Korea
16 8 3 5 19
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
16 10 1 5 25
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Thailand
Thailand
13 9 2 2 25
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Iran
Iran
13 4 5 4 15
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Iraq
Iraq
10 7 2 1 19
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Qatar
Qatar
9 2 4 3 12
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Syria
Syria
9 8 1 0 26
Singapore
Singapore
9 8 1 0 19
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
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
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 3 0 2 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 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
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Myanmar
Myanmar
4 4 0 0 22
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
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
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
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
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
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
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
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
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