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The Japan national football team in 2011, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, began by competing and winning the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The win meant Japan were crowned the Champions of Asia for a record 4th time and earned a berth in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. The team would continue by competing in the 2011 Kirin Cup and the 2011 Copa América in amongst other international friendly matches before closing out 2011 by commencing in the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [1]
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 AFC Asian Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 2011 Kirin Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International Friendly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 8 |
Japan 1st Kit | Japan 2nd Kit | Japan 1st Kit Alt | Japan 2nd Kit Alt |
| 9 January | Japan  | 1 – 1 |  Jordan |  Doha, Qatar |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Maya Yoshida  90+2' | (JFA Report) | Hassan Abdel Fattah 45' | Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 6,255 Referee: Abdul Malik (Singapore) |
| 13 January | Syria  | 1 – 2 | Japan | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:15 UTC+3 | Firas Al Khatib 76' (pen.) | (JFA Report) | Makoto Hasebe 35' Keisuke Honda 82' (pen.) | Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 10,453 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
| 17 January | Saudi Arabia  | 0 – 5 | Japan | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | (JFA Report) | Shinji Okazaki 8', 13', 80' Ryoichi Maeda 19', 51' | Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
2011 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals
| 21 January | Japan | 3 – 2 | Qatar | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:25 UTC+3 | Shinji Kagawa 28', 70' Masahiko Inoha 89' | (JFA Report) | Sebastián Soria 12' Fábio César 63' | Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium Attendance: 19,479 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
| 25 January | Japan | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 0 p) |  South Korea | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:25 UTC+3 | Ryoichi Maeda 36' Hajime Hosogai 97' | (JFA Report) | Ki Sung-Yueng 23' (pen.) Hwang Jae-Won 120' | Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium Attendance: 16,171 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| Penalties | ||||
Honda  Okazaki Nagatomo  Konno | Koo Ja-Cheol Lee Yong-Rae Hong Jeong-Ho | |||
| 29 January | Australia  | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Japan | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | (JFA Report) | Tadanari Lee 109' | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 37,174 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 25 March | Japan | Cancelled |  Montenegro | Shizuoka, Japan |
| 19:45 JST | Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium |
International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 29 March | Japan | Cancelled |  New Zealand | Tokyo, Japan |
| 19:20 JST | Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium |
2011 Tōhoku earthquake Charity Match
| 29 March | Japan | 2 – 1 | J. League Team As One | Osaka, Japan |
| 19:26 JST | Yasuhito Endō 15' Shinji Okazaki 19' | (JFA Report) | Kazuyoshi Miura 82' | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 40,613 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
| 1 June | Japan | 0 – 0 |  Peru | Niigata, Japan |
| 19:20 JST | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Niigata Stadium Attendance: 39,048 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
| 7 June | Japan | 0 – 0 |  Czech Republic | Kanagawa, Japan |
| 19:30 JST | (JFA Report) | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 65,856 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
| 2 July | Colombia  | Withdrew | Japan |  Jujuy, Argentina |
| 15:30 UTC-3 | Stadium: Estadio 23 de Agosto Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
| 7 July | Bolivia  | Withdrew | Japan | Jujuy, Argentina |
| 19:15 UTC-3 | Stadium: Estadio 23 de Agosto Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
| 11 July | Argentina | Withdrew | Japan | Córdoba, Argentina |
| 21:45 UTC-3 | Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) |
International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 10 August | Japan | 3 – 0 |  South Korea | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| 19:30 JST | Shinji Kagawa 34', 54' Keisuke Honda 52' | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 38,263 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
| 2 September | Japan | 1 – 0 |  North Korea | Saitama, Japan |
| 19:25 JST | Maya Yoshida 90+4' | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 54,624 Referee: Ali Albadwawi (United Arab Emirates) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
| 6 September | Uzbekistan  | 1 – 1 | Japan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 19:00 UTC+5 | Server Djeparov 8' | (JFA Report) | Shinji Okazaki 65' | Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 7 October | Japan | 1 – 0 |  Vietnam | Hyogo, Japan |
| 19:45 JST | Tadanari Lee 24' | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe Attendance: 27,522 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
| 11 October | Japan | 8 – 0 |  Tajikistan | Osaka, Japan |
| 19:45 JST | Mike Havenaar 11', 47' Shinji Okazaki 19', 74'Yuichi Komano 35'Shinji Kagawa 41', 68'Kengo Nakamura 56' | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 44,688 Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
| 11 November | Tajikistan | 0 – 4 | Japan | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 14:00 UTC+5 | (JFA Report) | Yasuyuki Konno 36' Shinji Okazaki 61', 90+2'Ryoichi Maeda 82' | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
| 15 November | North Korea | 1 – 0 | Japan | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 16:00 UTC+9 | Pak Nam Chol 50' | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Win Draw Loss
| Player | -2010 | 01.09 | 01.13 | 01.17 | 01.21 | 01.25 | 01.29 | 06.01 | 06.07 | 08.10 | 09.02 | 09.06 | 10.07 | 10.11 | 11.11 | 11.15 | 2011 | Total |
| Yasuhito Endo | 100(9) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | 13(0) | 113(9) |
| Yuichi Komano | 60(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | 7(1) | 67(1) |
| Kengo Nakamura | 52(5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | 4(1) | 56(6) |
| Yuki Abe | 50(3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 3(0) | 53(3) |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 40(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | 15(1) | 55(1) |
| Makoto Hasebe | 37(1) | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 15(1) | 52(2) |
| Shinji Okazaki | 35(18) | O | O | O(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | O(2) | O(2) | O | 14(8) | 49(26) |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 34(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 10(0) | 44(3) |
| Atsuto Uchida | 34(1) | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | 11(0) | 45(1) |
| Daisuke Matsui | 29(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 31(1) |
| Keisuke Honda | 23(6) | O | O(1) | - | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8(2) | 31(8) |
| Shinji Kagawa | 17(3) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | - | - | O(2) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | 11(6) | 28(9) |
| Eiji Kawashima | 16(0) | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | 12(0) | 28(0) |
| Shinzo Koroki | 11(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 12(0) |
| Ryoichi Maeda | 7(2) | O | O | O(2) | O | O(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | 9(4) | 16(6) |
| Michihiro Yasuda | 6(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 7(1) |
| Jungo Fujimoto | 6(0) | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 4(0) | 10(0) |
| Yuzo Kurihara | 5(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 3(0) | 8(0) |
| Daiki Iwamasa | 4(0) | - | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4(0) | 8(0) |
| Tomoaki Makino | 4(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 4(0) | 8(0) |
| Hajime Hosogai | 3(0) | - | O | - | - | O(1) | - | O | - | O | - | - | O | O | - | O | 7(1) | 10(1) |
| Shusaku Nishikawa | 3(0) | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 4(0) | 7(0) |
| Maya Yoshida | 1(0) | O(1) | O | O | O | - | O | - | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | 12(2) | 13(2) |
| Yosuke Kashiwagi | 1(0) | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
| Kunimitsu Sekiguchi | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
| Akihiro Ienaga | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
| Mitsuru Nagata | 1(0) | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 2(0) |
| Tadanari Lee | 0(0) | O | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | - | O | 10(2) | 10(2) |
| Masahiko Inoha | 0(0) | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | 9(1) | 9(1) |
| Mike Havenaar | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O(2) | O | O | 5(2) | 5(2) |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | 5(0) | 5(0) |
| Takuya Honda | 0(0) | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Daigo Nishi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Ryota Moriwaki | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Genki Haraguchi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Shinji Okazaki | 8 |
| Shinji Kagawa | 6 |
| Ryoichi Maeda | 4 |
| Keisuke Honda | 2 |
| Maya Yoshida | 2 |
| Tadanari Lee | 2 |
| Mike Havenaar | 2 |
| Makoto Hasebe | 1 |
| Masahiko Inoha | 1 |
| Hajime Hosogai | 1 |
| Yuichi Komano | 1 |
| Kengo Nakamura | 1 |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 1 |
| Total | 32 |