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General Information for Japan
Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1998
1.77m
Average age in 1998
22.6
Confederation
AFC
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1998
Coaches in 1998
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
provided by Tony Hollner
Troussier, Philippe (Coach)
Day of Birth
1955-03-21
Place of Birth
Paris
(France)
Matches
6
(5 /
1)
Kindly provided by Robin Z.
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Okada, Takeshi (Coach)
Day of Birth
1956-08-25
Place of Birth
Ōsaka
(Japan)
Height
1.75m
Matches
11
(3 /
8)
Players of Japan in 1998
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu | 1975-08-15 | Goalkeeper |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minami, Yūta | 1979-09-30 | Goalkeeper |
|
Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Narazaki, Seigō | 1976-04-15 | Goalkeeper |
|
Yokohama Flügels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sōma, Naoki | 1971-07-19 | Right Back |
|
Kashima Antlers | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akita, Yutaka | 1970-08-06 | Centre Back |
|
Kashima Antlers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ihara, Masami | 1967-09-18 | Centre Back |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Narahashi, Akira | 1971-11-26 | Right Back |
|
Kashima Antlers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ichikawa, Daisuke | 1980-05-14 | Right Back |
|
Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakanishi, Eisuke | 1973-06-23 | Right Back |
|
JEF United Ichihara | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu | 1977-02-07 | Centre Back |
|
Gamba Ōsaka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hattori, Toshihiro | 1973-09-23 | Left Back |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saitō, Toshihide | 1973-04-20 | Centre Back |
|
Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koga, Masahiro | 1978-09-08 | Centre Back |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamaguchi, Satoshi | 1978-04-17 | Centre Back |
|
JEF United Ichihara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakatani, Yusuke | 1978-09-22 | Left Back |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakamura, Tadashi | 1971-06-10 | Right Back |
|
Verdy Kawasaki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nanami, Hiroshi | 1972-11-28 | Left Midfielder |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakata, Hidetoshi | 1977-01-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
AC Perugia | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamaguchi, Motohiro | 1969-01-29 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Yokohama Flügels | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ono, Shinji | 1979-09-27 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inamoto, Junichi | 1979-09-18 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Gamba Ōsaka | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toda, Kazuyuki | 1977-12-30 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myōjin, Tomokazu | 1978-01-24 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakamura, Shunsuke | 1978-06-24 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishii, Toshiya | 1978-01-19 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morishima, Hiroaki | 1972-04-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Cerezo Ōsaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omura, Norio | 1969-09-06 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kitazawa, Tsuyoshi | 1968-08-10 | Right Midfielder |
|
Verdy Kawasaki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiroyama, Nozomi | 1977-05-06 | Centre Midfielder |
|
JEF United Ichihara | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masuda, Tadatoshi | 1973-12-25 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochizuki, Shigeyoshi | 1973-07-09 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oku, Daisuke | 1976-02-07 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hirano, Takashi | 1974-07-15 | Left Midfielder |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Itō, Teruyoshi | 1974-08-31 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koga, Seiji | 1979-08-07 | Left Midfielder |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakayama, Masashi | 1967-09-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jō, Shōji | 1975-06-17 | Centre Forward |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fukuda, Kenji | 1977-10-21 | Centre Forward |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takahara, Naohiro | 1979-06-04 | Centre Forward |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamashita, Yoshiteru | 1977-11-21 | Centre Forward |
|
Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanagisawa, Atsushi | 1977-05-27 | Centre Forward |
|
Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopes, Wagner | 1969-01-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Bellmare Hiratsuka | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miura, Kazuyoshi | 1967-02-26 | Centre Forward |
|
Croatia Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okano, Masayuki | 1972-07-25 | Right Winger |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kubo, Tatsuhiko | 1976-06-18 | Centre Forward |
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Japan in 1998
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-15 |
|
|
0:3 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-03-01 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-03-07 |
|
|
0:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-04-01 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-05-17 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-05-24 |
|
|
0:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-05-31 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-06-03 |
|
|
0:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-06-14 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group H | ||
| 1998-06-20 |
|
|
0:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group H | ||
| 1998-06-26 |
|
|
1:2 c | World Cup 1998 - Group H | ||
| 1998-10-28 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-12-01 |
|
|
0:5 c | Asian Games 1998 - Group C | ||
| 1998-12-03 |
|
|
0:1 c | Asian Games 1998 - Group C | ||
| 1998-12-07 |
|
|
0:2 c | Asian Games 1998 - Group 2 | ||
| 1998-12-09 |
|
|
2:1 c | Asian Games 1998 - Group 2 | ||
| 1998-12-11 |
|
|
1:0 c | Asian Games 1998 - Group 2 | ||
| 17 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Japan in 1998
Favorite Opponents of Japan
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
51 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 65 |
|
|
30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 48 |
|
|
25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
|
|
19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
|
18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
|
18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
|
15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
|
14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
|
14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
|
13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
|
12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
|
12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
|
12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
|
11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
|
11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
|
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
|
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
|
9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
|
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
|
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
|
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
|
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
|
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
|
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
|
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
|
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 615 | 324 | 120 | 171 | 1,181 |