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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2004
1.78m
Average age in 2004
25.8
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2004
No jersey in 2004

Coaches in 2004

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
22 (12 / 10)
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Players of Japan in 2004

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu 1975-08-15 Goalkeeper Denmark FC Nordsjælland 11 0 0 0 0 0
Narazaki, Seigō 1976-04-15 Goalkeeper Japan Nagoya Grampus 9 0 0 0 0 0
Doi, Yōichi 1973-07-25 Goalkeeper Japan FC Tōkyō 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tsuzuki, Ryōta 1978-04-18 Goalkeeper Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 1 0 0 0 0
Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu 1977-02-07 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 19 0 2 0 0 0
Kaji, Akira 1980-01-13 Right Back Japan FC Tōkyō 17 3 0 0 0 0
Nakazawa, Yūji 1978-02-25 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 14 1 5 0 0 0
Tanaka, Makoto 1975-08-08 Centre Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 13 1 0 0 0 0
Tsuboi, Keisuke 1979-09-16 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chano, Takayuki 1976-11-23 Centre Back Japan JEF United Ichihara 3 0 0 0 0 0
Miura, Atsuhiro 1974-06-24 Left Back Japan Tōkyō Verdy 1 5 0 0 0 0
Matsuda, Naoki 1977-03-14 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 2 0 0 0 0
Moniwa, Teruyuki 1981-09-08 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 0 1 0 0 0 0
Santos, Alex 1977-07-20 Left Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 21 1 2 0 0 0
Fukunishi, Takashi 1976-09-01 Centre Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 14 4 5 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Italy Reggina Calcio 14 1 3 0 0 0
Endō, Yasuhito 1980-01-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 12 4 2 0 0 0
Ono, Shinji 1979-09-27 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 0 2 0 0 0
Fujita, Toshiya 1971-10-04 Centre Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 6 4 1 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder England West Bromwich Albion 6 0 0 0 0 0
Ogasawara, Mitsuo 1979-04-05 Centre Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 5 7 2 0 0 0
Motoyama, Masashi 1979-06-20 Attacking Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 3 9 0 0 0 0
Nakata, Kōji 1979-07-09 Defensive Midfielder France Olympique Marseille 3 3 2 0 0 0
Yamada, Nobuhisa 1975-09-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3 0 1 0 0 0
Nishi, Norihiro 1980-05-09 Right Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 2 3 0 0 0 0
Yamada, Takuya 1974-08-24 Right Midfielder Japan Tōkyō Verdy 2 1 0 0 0 0
Nakata, Hidetoshi 1977-01-22 Centre Midfielder Italy AC Fiorentina 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oku, Daisuke 1976-02-07 Attacking Midfielder Japan Yokohama F Marinos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tamada, Keiji 1980-04-11 Secondary striker Japan Kashiwa Reysol 15 3 5 0 0 0
Suzuki, Takayuki 1976-06-06 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 12 6 6 0 0 0
Kubo, Tatsuhiko 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Yokohama F Marinos 7 2 7 0 0 0
Takahara, Naohiro 1979-06-04 Centre Forward Germany Hamburger SV 5 0 1 0 0 0
Yanagisawa, Atsushi 1977-05-27 Centre Forward Italy FC Messina 3 5 2 0 0 0
Ōkubo, Yoshito 1982-06-09 Secondary striker Spain RCD Mallorca 0 3 0 0 0 0
Ishikawa, Naohiro 1981-05-12 Right Winger Japan FC Tōkyō 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kurobe, Teruaki 1978-03-06 Centre Forward Japan Kyōto Sanga 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2004

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2004-02-07
Japan
Japan
Malaysia
Malaysia
4:0 c
Japan vs. Malaysia
Friendly
Kashima Soccer Stadium
2004-02-12
Japan
Japan
Iraq
Iraq
2:0 c
Japan vs. Iraq
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
2004-02-18
Japan
Japan
Oman
Oman
1:0 c
Japan vs. Oman
World Cup 2006 - Group 3
Saitama Stadium 2002
2004-03-31
Singapore
Singapore
Japan
Japan
1:2 c
Singapore vs. Japan
World Cup 2006 - Group 3
Jalan Besar Stadium
2004-04-25
Hungary
Hungary
Japan
Japan
3:2 c
Hungary vs. Japan
Friendly
ZTE Arena
2004-04-28
Czechia
Czechia
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Czechia vs. Japan
Friendly
epet Arena
2004-05-30
Iceland
Iceland
Japan
Japan
2:3 c
Iceland vs. Japan
Friendly
City of Manchester Stadium
2004-06-01
England
England
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
England vs. Japan
Friendly
City of Manchester Stadium
2004-06-09
Japan
Japan
India
India
7:0 c
Japan vs. India
World Cup 2006 - Group 3
Saitama Stadium 2002
2004-07-09
Japan
Japan
Slovakia
Slovakia
3:1 c
Japan vs. Slovakia
Friendly
Hiroshima Big Arch
2004-07-13
Japan
Japan
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1:0 c
Japan vs. Serbia & Montenegro
Friendly
International Stadium Yokohama
2004-07-20
Japan
Japan
Oman
Oman
1:0 c
Japan vs. Oman
Asian Cup 2004 - Group D
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2004-07-24
Thailand
Thailand
Japan
Japan
1:4 c
Thailand vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2004 - Group D
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2004-07-28
Japan
Japan
Iran
Iran
0:0 c
Japan vs. Iran
Asian Cup 2004 - Group D
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2004-07-31
Japan
Japan
Jordan
Jordan
1:1 (4:3) c
Japan vs. Jordan
Asian Cup 2004 - Quarter Finals
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2004-08-03
Bahrain
Bahrain
Japan
Japan
3:4 AET c
Bahrain vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2004 - Semi Finals
Shandong Provincial Stadium
2004-08-07
China
China
Japan
Japan
1:3 c
China vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2004 - Final
Workers' Stadium
2004-08-18
Japan
Japan
Argentina
Argentina
1:2 c
Japan vs. Argentina
Friendly
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
2004-09-08
India
India
Japan
Japan
0:4 c
India vs. Japan
World Cup 2006 - Group 3
Salt Lake Stadium
2004-10-13
Oman
Oman
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Oman vs. Japan
World Cup 2006 - Group 3
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
2004-11-17
Japan
Japan
Singapore
Singapore
1:0 c
Japan vs. Singapore
World Cup 2006 - Group 3
Saitama Stadium 2002
2004-12-16
Japan
Japan
Germany
Germany
0:3 c
Japan vs. Germany
Friendly
Nissan Stadium
22 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2004

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
52 15 11 26 66
China
China
32 18 8 6 48
Australia
Australia
25 11 8 6 38
North Korea
North Korea
19 10 3 6 23
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
19 6 7 6 25
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
18 11 2 5 27
Iran
Iran
15 5 5 5 17
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Brazil
Brazil
14 1 2 11 8
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Singapore
Singapore
12 10 2 0 22
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Paraguay
Paraguay
12 5 4 3 20
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
11 9 2 0 36
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Malaysia
Malaysia
9 5 1 3 15
Indonesia
Indonesia
9 7 1 1 25
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Ghana
Ghana
8 6 0 2 18
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Mexico
Mexico
7 1 1 5 6
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
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
Vietnam
Vietnam
6 5 1 0 12
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
India
India
6 6 0 0 24
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
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
4 3 1 0 7
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
USA
USA
4 2 0 2 7
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Romania
Romania
3 0 1 2 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
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
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
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
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
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
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 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
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
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
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
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
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