2012 Japan national football team

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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. [1]

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Record

CompetitionGPWDLGFGA
International Friendly 641186
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 6411133
Total12822219

Kits

Schedule

International Friendly (2012 Kirin Challenge Cup)

24 February Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3 – 1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Flag of Japan.svg Osaka, Japan
19:20 JST Maeda Soccerball shade.svg2'
Fujimoto Soccerball shade.svg53'
Makino Soccerball shade.svg79'
(JFA Report) Smárason Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (pen.)Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 42,579
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round

29 February Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0 – 1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Flag of Japan.svg Aichi, Japan
19:30 JST (JFA Report) Shadrin Soccerball shade.svg54'Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 42,720
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

International Friendly (2012 Kirin Challenge Cup)

23 May Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2 – 0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Flag of Japan.svg Shizuoka, Japan
19:15 JST Kagawa Soccerball shade.svg43'
Okazaki Soccerball shade.svg58'
(JFA Report)Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 30,276
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

3 June Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3 – 0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Flag of Japan.svg Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST Honda Soccerball shade.svg11'
Maeda Soccerball shade.svg51'
Okazaki Soccerball shade.svg54'
(JFA Report)Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 63,551
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

8 June Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6 – 0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Flag of Japan.svg Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST Maeda Soccerball shade.svg18'
Honda Soccerball shade.svg22', 31', 53' (pen.)
Kagawa Soccerball shade.svg35'
Kurihara Soccerball shade.svg89'
(FIFA Report)
(JFA Report)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 60,874
Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

12 June Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1 - 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10 Milligan Yellow card.svg 25' Yellow-red card.svg 55'
Wilkshire Soccerball shade.svg69 pen'
Report Kurihara Soccerball shade.svg64'
Kurihara Yellow card.svg 23' Yellow-red card.svg 89'
Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 40,189
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

International Friendly (2012 Kirin Challenge Cup)

15 August Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1 - 1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela Flag of Japan.svg Hokkaidō, Japan
19:30 JST Endō Soccerball shade.svg15' Summary Miku Soccerball shade.svg62'Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 39,396
Referee: Min-Hu Lee (Korea Republic)

International Friendly (2012 Kirin Challenge Cup)

6 September Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1 - 0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Japan.svg Niigata, Japan
19:20 JST Havenaar Soccerball shade.svg69' Summary Stadium: Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 42,020
Referee: Mingyu Ma (China PR)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

11 September Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1 - 0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Flag of Japan.svg Saitama, Japan
19:34 JST Maeda Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 60,593
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

International Friendly

12 October France  Flag of France.svg0 - 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of France.svg Saint-Denis, France
21:00 UTC+2 Report Kagawa Soccerball shade.svg88'Stadium: Stade de France
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

International Friendly

16 October Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0 - 4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland
14:10 UTC+2 Report Paulinho Soccerball shade.svg12'
Neymar Soccerball shade.svg25' (pk), 48'
Kaká Soccerball shade.svg76'
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

14 November Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1 – 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Oman.svg Muscat, Oman
15:30 UTC+4 Al Mahaijri Soccerball shade.svg77' Kiyotake Soccerball shade.svg20'
Okazaki Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)


  Win  Draw  Loss

Players statistics

Player-201102.2402.2905.2306.0306.0806.1208.1509.0609.1110.1210.1611.142012Total
Yasuhito Endo 113(9)OO-OOOO(1)OOOOO11(1)124(10)
Yuichi Komano 67(1)OO----OOO---5(0)72(1)
Kengo Nakamura 56(6)O-O-O-OO-OO-7(0)63(6)
Yasuyuki Konno 55(1)OO-OOO---OOO8(0)63(1)
Yoshito Okubo 53(5)O-----------1(0)54(5)
Makoto Hasebe 52(2)-OOOOOOOOOOO11(0)63(2)
Shinji Okazaki 49(26)-OO(1)O(1)OOOOO--O(1)9(3)58(29)
Atsuto Uchida 45(1)-OOOOO---OO-7(0)52(1)
Yuto Nagatomo 44(3)-OOOOOO-OOOO10(0)54(3)
Keisuke Honda 31(8)--OO(1)O(3)OOOO-OO9(4)40(12)
Shinji Kagawa 28(9)-OO(1)OO(1)OOO-O(1)O-9(3)37(12)
Eiji Kawashima 28(0)-OOOOOOOOOOO11(0)39(0)
Ryoichi Maeda 16(6)O(1)-OO(1)O(1)OO-O(1)--O8(4)24(10)
Maya Yoshida 13(2)-O-OO-OOOOOO9(0)22(2)
Tadanari Lee 10(2)-O----------1(0)11(2)
Hajime Hosogai 10(1)--OO--OOOOOO8(0)18(1)
Jungo Fujimoto 10(0)O(1)O----O-----3(1)13(1)
Takayuki Morimoto 9(3)--O---------1(0)10(3)
Masahiko Inoha 9(1)O-O-OOOOO---7(0)16(1)
Yuzo Kurihara 8(0)O-O-O(1)O(1)----O-5(2)13(2)
Tomoaki Makino 8(0)O(1)-O---O-----3(1)11(1)
Shusaku Nishikawa 7(0)O-----------1(0)8(0)
Mike Havenaar 5(2)-O-----O(1)OO--4(1)9(3)
Hiroshi Kiyotake 5(0)---O-O-OOOOO(1)7(1)12(1)
Naohiro Ishikawa 5(0)O-----------1(0)6(0)
Takashi Inui 3(0)-O-------OO-3(0)6(0)
Hiroki Mizumoto 3(0)------OO----2(0)5(0)
Yosuke Kashiwagi 3(0)O-----------1(0)4(0)
Ryota Moriwaki 1(0)O-----------1(0)2(0)
Hiroki Sakai 0(0)--OO-O-O-OOO7(0)7(0)
Hideto Takahashi 0(0)--O----O-O-O4(0)4(0)
Ryo Miyaichi 0(0)--O-------O-2(0)2(0)
Gotoku Sakai 0(0)-------O---O2(0)2(0)
Chikashi Masuda 0(0)O-----------1(0)1(0)
Junya Tanaka 0(0)O-----------1(0)1(0)
Naoya Kondo 0(0)O-----------1(0)1(0)

Goalscorers

Player International Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Total
Keisuke Honda 044
Ryoichi Maeda 134
Shinji Kagawa 213
Shinji Okazaki 123
Yuzo Kurihara 022
Jungo Fujimoto 101
Tomoaki Makino 101
Yasuhito Endō 101
Mike Havenaar 101
Hiroshi Kiyotake 011

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References

  1. "Japan Football Association record of Japan international A matches". Japan Football Association.