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Japan
Nickname(s)
Samurai Blue
Association
Japan Football Association
Confederation
AFC (Asia)
Head coach
Hajime Moriyasu
Captain
Makoto Hasebe
Most caps
Yasuhito Endō (152)
Top scorer
Kunishige Kamamoto (80)
Home Stadium
Saitama Stadium 2002
FIFA code
JPN
FIFA ranking
27
Highest FIFA ranking
9 (February 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking
66 (December 1992)
Elo ranking
25
Highest Elo ranking
8 (August 2001, March 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking
112 (September 1962)
First international
Japan 0–5 China
Biggest win
Japan 15–0 Philippines
Biggest defeat
Japan 2–15 Philippines
World Cup appearances
5 (First in 1998)
Best result
Round of 16, 2002, 2010, 2018
Asian Cup appearances
7 (First in 1988)
Best result
Champions, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011
The Japan national football team (サッカー日本代表 Sakkā Nippon Daihyō ) is the national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association .
History [ ]
Main article:History of the Japan national football team
FIFA World Cup history [ ]
Main article:Japan FIFA World Cup history
FIFA World Cup [ ]
AFC Asian Cup [ ]
Main article:Japan AFC Asian Cup history
Friendly matches 2013-14 [ ]
Main article:Japan friendly match history
Players [ ]
Current squad [ ]
The following 23 players have been called up for 2019 AFC Asian Cup .[1]
Caps and goals as of 1 February 2019 after the match against Qatar .
Recent call-ups [ ]
The following players have been called up to the Japan squad in last 12 months.
INJ Withdrew due to an injury.PRE Preliminary squad.RET Retired from national team.SUS Player suspended.
Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club
Latest call-up
GK
Eiji Kawashima
20 March 1983 (1983-03-20 ) (age 41)
88
0
Strasbourg
2018 FIFA World Cup
GK
Kosuke Nakamura
27 February 1995 (1995-02-27 ) (age 29)
4
0
Kashiwa Reysol
2018 FIFA World Cup
DF
Ryosuke Yamanaka
20 April 1993 (1993-04-20 ) (age 31)
1
1
Urawa Red Diamonds
v. Kyrgyzstan , 20 September 2018 INJ
DF
Shintaro Kurumaya
5 April 1992 (1992-04-05 ) (age 32)
4
0
Kawasaki Frontale
v. Costa Rica , 11 September 2018
DF
Naomichi Ueda
24 October 1994 (1994-10-24 ) (age 30)
4
0
Cercle Brugge
v. Costa Rica , 11 September 2018
DF
Gōtoku Sakai RET
14 March 1991 (1991-03-14 ) (age 33)
42
0
Hamburger SV
2018 FIFA World Cup
DF
Gen Shoji
11 December 1992 (1992-12-11 ) (age 32)
15
1
Toulouse
2018 FIFA World Cup
DF
Masato Morishige
21 May 1987 (1987-05-21 ) (age 37)
41
2
FC Tokyo
v. Ukraine , 27 March 2018
DF
Tomoya Ugajin
23 March 1988 (1988-03-23 ) (age 36)
1
0
Urawa Red Diamonds
v. Ukraine , 27 March 2018
MF
Shoya Nakajima
23 August 1994 (1994-08-23 ) (age 30)
6
2
Al-Duhail
2019 AFC Asian Cup INJ
MF
Hidemasa Morita
10 May 1995 (1995-05-10 ) (age 29)
2
0
Kawasaki Frontale
2019 AFC Asian Cup INJ
MF
Kento Misao
16 April 1996 (1996-04-16 ) (age 28)
6
0
Kashima Antlers
v. Kyrgyzstan , 20 November 2018 INJ
MF
Jun Amano
19 July 1991 (1991-07-19 ) (age 33)
1
0
Yokohama F. Marinos
v. Costa Rica , 11 September 2018
MF
Tatsuya Ito
26 June 1997 (1997-06-26 ) (age 27)
0
0
Hamburger SV
v. Costa Rica , 11 September 2018
MF
Hotaru Yamaguchi
6 October 1990 (1990-10-06 ) (age 34)
45
2
Vissel Kobe
v. Chile , 7 September 2018
MF
Ryota Oshima
23 January 1993 (1993-01-23 ) (age 31)
5
0
Kawasaki Frontale
v. Chile , 7 September 2018 INJ
MF
Makoto Hasebe RET
18 January 1984 (1984-01-18 ) (age 40)
114
2
Eintracht Frankfurt
2018 FIFA World Cup
MF
Keisuke Honda RET
13 June 1986 (1986-06-13 ) (age 38)
98
37
Melbourne Victory
2018 FIFA World Cup
MF
Shinji Kagawa
17 March 1989 (1989-03-17 ) (age 35)
95
31
Beşiktaş
2018 FIFA World Cup
MF
Takashi Usami
6 May 1992 (1992-05-06 ) (age 32)
26
3
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2018 FIFA World Cup
MF
Yasuyuki Konno RET
25 January 1983 (1983-01-25 ) (age 41)
93
4
Gamba Osaka
2018 FIFA World Cup
MF
Yōsuke Ideguchi
23 August 1996 (1996-08-23 ) (age 28)
12
2
Greuther Fürth
2018 FIFA World Cup PRE / INJ
MF
Ryota Morioka
12 April 1991 (1991-04-12 ) (age 33)
5
0
Anderlecht
v. Ukraine , 27 March 2018
FW
Takuma Asano
10 November 1994 (1994-11-10 ) (age 30)
18
3
Hannover 96
2019 AFC Asian Cup INJ
FW
Kenyu Sugimoto
18 November 1992 (1992-11-18 ) (age 32)
8
1
Urawa Red Diamonds
v. Kyrgyzstan , 20 November 2018
FW
Yuma Suzuki
26 April 1996 (1996-04-26 ) (age 28)
0
0
Kashima Antlers
v. Venezuela , 16 November 2018 INJ
FW
Kengo Kawamata
14 October 1989 (1989-10-14 ) (age 35)
9
1
Júbilo Iwata
v. Uruguay , 16 October 2018
FW
Yu Kobayashi
23 September 1987 (1987-09-23 ) (age 37)
14
2
Kawasaki Frontale
v. Panama , 12 October 2018 INJ
FW
Shinji Okazaki
16 April 1986 (1986-04-16 ) (age 38)
116
50
Leicester City
2018 FIFA World Cup
FW
Yūya Kubo
24 December 1993 (1993-12-24 ) (age 31)
13
2
Nürnberg
v. Ukraine , 27 March 2018
Current coaching staff [ ]
Alumni [ ]
Former players [ ]
Main article:List of Japanese international players
Managers [ ]
Main article:List of Japanese international managers
Honours [ ]
International [ ]
Bronze Medal (1): 1968
Runners-Up (1): 2001
Continental [ ]
Champions (4): 1992 , 2000 , 2004 , 2011
Years (6): 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011
Regional [ ]
Champions (3): 1992 , 1995 , 1998
Champions (1): 2013
Champions (1): 1930
Other [ ]
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Champions (2): 1993, 2007
Champions (1): 2001
Champions (11): 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
External links [ ]
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