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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 |
The Japan national football team, also known by the nickname Samurai Blue, represents Japan in men's international football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan.
The Saudi Arabia national football team represents Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur, a reference to their traditional colours of green and white, and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.
The North Korea national football team represents North Korea in men's international football and it is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for Football in North Korea. The team represents both FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The United Arab Emirates national football team represents United Arab Emirates in international football and serves under the auspices of the country's Football Association.
The Turkmenistan national football team represents Turkmenistan in men's international football. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the governing body for football in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan's home ground is the Kopetdag Stadium and their head coach is Mergen Orazow. The team represents FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The Jordan national football team represents Jordan in international football and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. Jordan have never qualified for the World Cup finals but have appeared five times in the Asian Cup and reached the final match of a major tournament for the first time in the 2023 edition, finishing as runners-up for the first time.
The Tajikistan national association football team represents Tajikistan in association football and is controlled by the Tajikistan Football Federation.
The Kyrgyzstan national football team, officially recognised by FIFA and AFC as Kyrgyz Republic, represents Kyrgyzstan in international football and is controlled by the Kyrgyz Football Union, a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Central Asian Football Association.
The Qatar national football team nicknamed The Maroons, represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC. They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. The latter is considered the home stadium. Qatar is a member of both the FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The Afghanistan national football team is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international game against Iran in Kabul, 1941. Afghanistan then joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954, as one of the founding members. They play their home games at the Ghazi National Olympic Stadium in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. In 2013, Afghanistan won the 2013 SAFF Championship and earned the "FIFA Fair Play Award". Afghanistan has never qualified for the AFC Asian Cup.
The Lebanon national football team, controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), have represented Lebanon in association football since their inception in 1933. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide. While Lebanon have yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, they have qualified three times to the AFC Asian Cup: they first participated in 2000, when they hosted the event. Lebanon's main venue is the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut; however they also play in other locations such as the Saida Municipal Stadium in Sidon.
The Myanmar national football team represents Myanmar in men's international association football and is governed by the Myanmar Football Federation.
The Palestine national football team, governed by the Palestinian Football Association, represents Palestine in association football. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 43 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in the final tournament in Brazil. As in recent tournaments the AFC had four direct qualifiers for the finals tournament in addition to a further possible place via the intercontinental play-offs against CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, which was chosen through a random draw, rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments. Iran and South Korea from Group A, along with Australia and Japan from Group B won the 4 direct qualification positions, with Jordan defeating Uzbekistan in a play-off to see which team would face the 5th placed CONMEBOL team, Uruguay, for a place in the World Cup, eventually also failed to qualify for the competition.
This page records the details of the matches played by the Japan national football team during 2009. In 2009 the Japan national football team competed in the fourth round of the AFC 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifications, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, and the 2009 Kirin Cup, amongst other friendly matches.
The Japan national football team in 2010, managed by head coach Takeshi Okada, began by competing in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2010 East Asian Football Championship in amongst other international friendly matches in the build-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals where they would finish in 9th place. Afterwards the team, managed first by interim head coach Hiromi Hara and finally head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, would close out 2010 with several more international friendly matches as they prepared for the 2011 Asian Cup and the 2011 Copa América in the following year.
The Japan national football team in 2012, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, competed against international exhibition matches both at home and abroad and later in the third and fourth rounds of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
The Japan national football team in 2013, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, competed in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup and the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, in amongst international friendly matches both at home and abroad, as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Japanese football in 2013.