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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2018
1.78m
Average age in 2018
27
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2018
No jersey in 2018

Coaches in 2018

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
2 (0 / 2)
Goto coach Vahid Halilhodžić

Nishino, Akira (Coach)

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Nishino, Akira (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-04-07
Place of Birth
Urawa (Japan)
Height
1.82m
Matches
6 (4 / 2)
Goto coach Akira Nishino

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
5 (0 / 5)
Goto coach Hajime Moriyasu

Players of Japan in 2018

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper France RC Strasbourg 7 0 0 0 0 0
Higashiguchi, Masaaki 1986-05-12 Goalkeeper Japan Gamba Ōsaka 3 0 0 0 0 0
Gonda, Shūichi 1989-03-03 Goalkeeper Portugal Portimonense SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Kōsuke 1995-02-27 Goalkeeper Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 0 0 0 0
Schmidt, Daniel 1992-02-03 Goalkeeper Japan Vegalta Sendai 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 9 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Maya 1988-08-24 Centre Back England Southampton FC 8 1 0 0 0 0
Makino, Tomoaki 1987-05-11 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 8 0 1 0 0 0
Sakai, Hiroki 1990-04-12 Right Back France Olympique Marseille 6 2 1 0 0 0
Shōji, Gen 1992-12-11 Centre Back France Toulouse FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sakai, Gōtoku 1991-03-14 Right Back Germany Hamburger SV 4 2 0 0 0 0
Miura, Genta 1995-03-01 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 3 0 0 0 0 0
Muroya, Sei 1994-04-05 Right Back Japan FC Tōkyō 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sasaki, Sho 1989-10-02 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 0 0 0 0
Tomiyasu, Takehiro 1998-11-05 Centre Back Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ueda, Naomichi 1994-10-24 Centre Back Belgium Cercle Brugge 2 0 0 0 0 0
Yamanaka, Ryōsuke 1993-04-20 Left Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ugajin, Tomoya 1988-03-23 Left Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kurumaya, Shintarō 1992-04-05 Left Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0 1 0 0 0 0
Morishige, Masato 1987-05-21 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 0 1 0 0 0 0
Shibasaki, Gaku 1992-05-28 Centre Midfielder Spain Getafe CF 8 4 0 0 0 0
Haraguchi, Genki 1991-05-09 Right Midfielder Germany Hannover 96 8 3 2 0 0 0
Hasebe, Makoto 1984-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 7 1 0 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Hotaru 1990-06-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 4 3 0 0 0 0
Inui, Takashi 1988-06-02 Left Midfielder Spain Deportivo Alavés 4 2 4 0 0 0
Kagawa, Shinji 1989-03-17 Attacking Midfielder Turkey Beşiktaş JK 4 2 2 0 0 0
Endo, Wataru 1993-02-09 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 4 0 0 0 0 0
Honda, Keisuke 1986-06-13 Attacking Midfielder Australia Melbourne Victory 3 4 1 0 0 0
Dōan, Ritsu 1998-06-16 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands FC Groningen 3 2 1 0 0 0
Ōshima, Ryōta 1993-01-23 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 0 0 0 0
Misao, Kento 1996-04-16 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 2 3 0 0 0 0
Itō, Junya 1993-03-09 Right Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 2 2 2 0 0 0
Aoyama, Toshihiro 1986-02-22 Defensive Midfielder Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 0 0 0 0
Morita, Hidemasa 1995-05-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 0 0 0 0
Morioka, Ryōta 1991-04-12 Attacking Midfielder Belgium RSC Charleroi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Amano, Jun 1991-07-19 Attacking Midfielder Japan Yokohama F Marinos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ideguchi, Yosuke 1996-08-23 Centre Midfielder Germany SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ōsako, Yūya 1990-05-18 Right Winger Germany Werder Bremen 9 3 3 0 0 0
Usami, Takashi 1992-05-06 Left Winger Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 4 3 0 0 0 0
Minamino, Takumi 1995-01-16 Secondary striker Austria Red Bull Salzburg 4 1 4 0 0 0
Nakajima, Shoya 1994-08-23 Left Winger Qatar Al-Duhail Doha 3 3 2 0 0 0
Okazaki, Shinji 1986-04-16 Secondary striker England Leicester City 2 3 0 0 0 0
Mutō, Yoshinori 1992-07-15 Centre Forward England Newcastle United 2 2 0 0 0 0
Sugimoto, Kenyu 1992-11-18 Centre Forward Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kitagawa, Koya 1996-07-26 Centre Forward Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kobayashi, Yū 1987-09-23 Right Winger Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kubo, Yūya 1993-12-24 Centre Forward Germany 1.FC Nürnberg 1 1 0 0 0 0
Asano, Takuma 1994-11-10 Centre Forward Germany Hannover 96 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kawamata, Kengo 1989-10-14 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2018

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2018-03-23
Japan
Japan
Mali
Mali
1:1 c
Japan vs. Mali
Friendly
Stade Maurice Dufrasne
2018-03-27
Japan
Japan
Ukraine
Ukraine
1:2 c
Japan vs. Ukraine
Friendly
Stade Maurice Dufrasne
2018-05-30
Japan
Japan
Ghana
Ghana
0:2 c
Japan vs. Ghana
Friendly
Nissan Stadium
2018-06-08
Switzerland
Switzerland
Japan
Japan
2:0 c
Switzerland vs. Japan
Friendly
Stadio di Cornaredo
2018-06-12
Japan
Japan
Paraguay
Paraguay
4:2 c
Japan vs. Paraguay
Friendly
Tivoli Stadion Tirol
2018-06-19
Colombia
Colombia
Japan
Japan
1:2 c
Colombia vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Group H
Mordovia Arena
2018-06-24
Japan
Japan
Senegal
Senegal
2:2 c
Japan vs. Senegal
World Cup 2018 - Group H
Tsentralnyi Stadion Yekaterinburg
2018-06-28
Japan
Japan
Poland
Poland
0:1 c
Japan vs. Poland
World Cup 2018 - Group H
Volgograd Arena
2018-07-02
Belgium
Belgium
Japan
Japan
3:2 c
Belgium vs. Japan
World Cup 2018 - Round of 16
Rostov Arena
2018-09-11
Japan
Japan
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
3:0 c
Japan vs. Costa Rica
Friendly
Panasonic Stadium Suita
2018-10-12
Japan
Japan
Panama
Panama
3:0 c
Japan vs. Panama
Friendly
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2018-10-16
Japan
Japan
Uruguay
Uruguay
4:3 c
Japan vs. Uruguay
Friendly
Saitama Stadium 2002
2018-11-16
Japan
Japan
Venezuela
Venezuela
1:1 c
Japan vs. Venezuela
Friendly
Ōita Bank Dome
2018-11-20
Japan
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
4:0 c
Japan vs. Kyrgyzstan
Friendly
Toyota Stadium
14 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2018

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
Iran
Iran
13 4 5 4 15
Thailand
Thailand
13 9 2 2 25
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Iraq
Iraq
10 7 2 1 19
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
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
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
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
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 3 0 2 10
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
India
India
5 5 0 0 21
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 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
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Myanmar
Myanmar
4 4 0 0 22
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
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
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
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
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
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
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
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
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
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
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
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
547 287 109 151 1,033

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