23 June 2007

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Latest Match - Mon, Jul. 9, 2007
AFC Asian Cup 2007Final - My Dinh National Stadium
Japan 1 - 1 Qatar
61' N Takahara Goal 1 - 0
88' 1 - 1 Goal S Quintana
90' Red Card H Yasser
Match

Current Squad
G1 Seigo NarazakiM8 Mitsuo Ogasawara
G12 Yoichi DoiM10 Shunsuke Nakamura
G23 Yoshikatsu KawaguchiM14 Alessandro Santos
DHiroyuki TaniguchiM15 Takashi Fukunishi
D2 Teruyuki MoniwaM17 Junichi Inamoto
D3 Yuichi KomanoM18 Shinji Ono
D5 Tsuneyasu MiyamotoSRyuji Bando
D19 Keisuke TsuboiSHisato Sato
D21 Akira KajiSKazuki Ganaha
D22 Yuji NakazawaSSota Hirayama
MKengo NakamuraS9 Naohiro Takahara
MKeisuke HondaS11 Seiichiro Maki
MYuki AbeS13 Atsushi Yanagisawa
M4 Yasuhito EndoS16 Masashi Oguro
M6 Koji NakataS20 Keiji Tamada
M7 Hidetoshi Nakata
· Complete Squad
Latest Fixtures/Scores
DATEOPPONENTRESULTCOMPETITION
Mon 6/12 Australia L, 3 - 1 World Cup
Sun 6/18 Croatia D, 0 - 0 World Cup
Thu 6/22 Brazil L, 1 - 4 World Cup
· Complete Team Fixtures
2006 World Cup Group F Table
TEAM GP W L D PTS GD
Brazil330096
Australia311140
Croatia30122-1
Japan30211-5
· Complete Table
2006 World Cup Leaders
PLAYER GOALS
Shunsuke Nakamura 1
Keiji Tamada 1
PLAYER YELLOW CARDS
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 2
Naohiro Takahara 1
Alessandro Santos 1
Akira Kaji 1
Teruyuki Moniwa 1
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 1
· Complete Statistics
World Cup History

GPWLDGSGA
France 1998303014
Korea/Japan 2002421153
Germany 2006302127

More Japan News

July 5, 2007

Japan bid to be top dogs without Rommel
Japan are bidding for a third straight Asian Cup title robbed of their secret weapon now that team mascot Rommel has retired from active duty.

July 4, 2007

Bando out of Japan's Asian Cup squad
Gamba Osaka's Ryuji Bando has pulled out of Japan's Asian Cup squad because of a hamstring injury, the Japan Football Association said on Wednesday.

July 1, 2007

Japan put faith in Nakamura for Asian Cup
Japan coach Ivica Osim put his faith in Shunsuke Nakamura as the secretive Bosnian named his final Asian Cup squad with most of the country asleep.

June 30, 2007

Rugby players help Nakamura with free kicks
Japan's free kick specialist Shunsuke Nakamura has turned to the national rugby side's hulking front row to help him practice for the Asian Cup.

June 29, 2007

Japan's Maeda admits 'not trying' at Asian Cup camp
Striker Ryoichi Maeda has jeopardised his place in Japan's Asian Cup squad by putting club before country at this week's training camp.

June 28, 2007

Japan lose defender Tulio for Asian Cup
Japan defender Tulio is set to miss his country's quest for a third consecutive Asian Cup title next month after failing to recover from a knee injury.

June 22, 2007

Cameroon confirm Japan double header for August
Japan will host an international double-header, including a senior friendly with Cameroon, on Aug. 22, officials confirmed on Friday.

June 21, 2007

Asian Cup preparations a joke, says Japan coach
Japan's preparations for the defence of their Asian Cup title were labelled a joke by coach Ivica Osim on Thursday.

Japan leave the door open for Nakata return
Japan coach Ivica Osim said on Thursday that the international door was still open should former captain Hidetoshi Nakata return to the game after the 30 year old retired following the 2006 World Cup.

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