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Japan
Nickname(s)	Daihyo
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Takeshi Okada
Captain	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Most caps	Masami Ihara (122)
Top scorer	Kunishige Kamamoto (73)
FIFA code	JPN
FIFA ranking	34
Highest FIFA ranking	9 (February 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	62 (February 2000)
Elo ranking	40
Highest Elo ranking	8 (August 2001, March 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking	112 (September 1962)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First international
Japan 0 - 5 Republic of China  (Tokyo, Japan; May 9, 1917)
Biggest win
Japan 15 - 0 Philippines  (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967)
Biggest defeat
Japan 2 - 15 Philippines  (Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1998)
Best result	Round 2, 2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1988)
Best result	Winners, 1992, 2000, 2004
Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1995)
Best result	2nd, 2001

Olympic medal record
Men’s Football
Bronze	1968 Mexico City	Team

The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

On July 21, 2006, Bosnian Ivica Osim, who previously coached Yugoslavia and most recently JEF United Ichihara Chiba, took over as manager, succeeding Zico, who had coached Japan from 2002 through the end of Japan's 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign.^[1]

The team is commonly known by the fans and media as Nihon Daihyo (日本代表 "Japanese representatives"), Daihyo (代表 "representatives". Although the team does not have an official nickname, it is often known by the name of the manager. For example, under Ivica Osim, the team is known as Osim Japan.

Contents 1 Last and next games 2 History 3 World Cup record 4 Confederations Cup record 5 Asian Cup record 6 East Asian Cup record 7 Kits 8 Top goalscorers 9 Most Capped 10 Current squad 10.1 Latest squad selected (for versus Egypt October 2007) 10.2 Recent Call Ups 11 Former players 12 2006 World Cup Information 12.1 Japan 1-3 Australia 12.2 Japan 0-0 Croatia 12.3 Japan 1-4 Brazil 13 World Cup Rosters 14 Asian Cup Rosters 15 Confederations Cup Rosters 16 Summer Olympics Rosters 17 Youth National Team 17.1 FIFA U-20 World Cup record 17.2 FIFA U-17 World Cup record 18 Licensing for Video Games 19 See also 20 References 21 External links 22 Titles

• Last game:  Japan 4-1 Egypt  - Osaka, Japan - 17 October 2007. (Friendly)

• Next game:  Japan - Chile  - Tokyo, Japan - 26 January 2008. (Friendly)

Japan's first major achievement in international football came in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where the team won the bronze medal. Although this result earned the sport increased recognition in Japan, the absence of a professional domestic league hindered its growth and Japan would not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 30 years later.^[2]

In 1991, the owners of the semi-professional Japan Soccer League agreed to disband the league and re-form as the professional J. League, partly to raise the sport's profile and to strengthen the national team program. With the launch of the new league in 1993, interest in football and the national team grew.

However, in its first attempt to qualify with professional players, Japan narrowly missed a ticket to the 1994 FIFA World Cup after failing to beat Iraq in the final match of the qualification round, remembered by fans as the Agony of Doha.

The nation's first FIFA World Cup appearance was in 1998, where they lost all three matches. Japan's first two fixtures went 1-0 in favor of Argentina and Croatia, despite playing well in both games. Their campaign ended with an unexpected 2-1 defeat to rank outsiders Jamaica.

Four years later, Japan co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with South Korea. Despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Belgium in their opening game, the Japanese team advanced to the second round with a 1-0 win over Russia and a 2-0 victory against Tunisia. However, they subsequently exited the tournament during the Round of 16, after losing 1-0 to eventual third-place finishers Turkey.

On June 8, 2005, Japan qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, its third consecutive World Cup, by beating North Korea 2-0 in Bangkok, Thailand. However, Japan failed to advance to the Round of 16 after finishing group play without a win, losing to Australia 1-3, drawing Croatia 0-0 and losing to Brazil 1-4.

Japan has had considerably more success in the Asian Cup, taking home the winner's trophy in three of the last four finals, in 1992, 2000 and 2004. Their principal continental rivals are South Korea, followed by Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Japan is the only team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, being invited in 1999, along with Mexico.

In August 2006, incoming head coach Ivica Osim gave the captaincy to Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, as he felt that the extra responsibilities detracted from former captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto's contributions to his club team.

World Cup record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1934 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1938 Withdrew - - - - - - - 1950 Banned - - - - - - - 1954 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1958 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1962 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1966 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1970 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1978 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1986 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1990 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1994 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1998 Round 1 - 3 0 0 3 1 4 2002 Round 2 - 4 2 1 1 5 3 2006 Round 1 - 3 0 1 2 2 7 Total 3/18 - 10 2 2 6 8 14

World Cup History Year Round Score Result 1998 Round 1  Japan 0 – 1  Argentina Lose Round 1  Japan 0 – 1  Croatia Lose Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Jamaica Lose 2002 Round 1  Japan 2 – 2  Belgium Draw Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Russia Win Round 1  Japan 2 – 0  Tunisia Win Round 2  Japan 0 – 1  Turkey Lose 2006 Round 1  Japan 1 – 3  Australia Lose Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  Croatia Draw Round 1  Japan 1 – 4  Brazil Lose

Confederations Cup record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1992 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1995 Round 1 2 0 0 2 1 8 1997 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1999 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2001 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 6 1 2003 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 3 2005 Round 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 2009 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - Total - 13 5 2 6 15 16

Confederations Cup History Year Round Score Result 1995 Round 1  Japan 0 – 3  Nigeria Lose Round 1  Japan 1 – 5  Argentina Lose 2001 Round 1  Japan 3 – 0  Canada Win Round 1  Japan 2 – 0  Cameroon Win Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  Brazil Draw Semi Finals  Japan 1 – 0  Australia Win Final  Japan 0 – 1  France Lose 2003 Round 1  Japan 3 – 0  New Zealand Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  France Lose Round 1  Japan 0 – 1  Colombia Lose 2005 Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Mexico Lose Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Greece Win Round 1  Japan 2 – 2  Brazil Draw

• 1956 to 1964 - Did not enter
• 1968 - Did not qualify
• 1972 - Did not enter
• 1976 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Did not enter
• 1984 - Did not enter
• 1988 - Round 1 (student team)
• 1992 - Champion
• 1996 - Quarterfinals
• 2000 - Champion
• 2004 - Champion
• 2007 - 4th place

• 2003 - Second place
• 2005 - Second place

Japan's home dress does not match its national flag as it consists of a blue jersey, white shorts, and blue socks. The away kit consists of a white jersey, blue shorts, and white socks. However, Japan formerly wore white and red which matched its national flag.

As of September 11, 2007

Pos	Player	Goals	Tenure
1	Kunishige Kamamoto	74	1964-1977
2	Kazuyoshi Miura	55	1990-2000
3	Hiromi Hara	37	1978-1988
4	Takuya Takagi	27	1992-1997
5	Kazushi Kimura	26	1979-1986
6	Naohiro Takahara	23	2000-present
7	Masashi Nakayama	21	1990-2003
8	Shunsuke Nakamura	20	2000-present
9	Teruki Miyamoto	19	1961-1971
10	Atsushi Yanagisawa	17	1998-2006

* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.

As of September 11, 2007

Pos	Player	Caps	Tenure
1	Masami Ihara	122	1988-1999
2	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi	110	1997-present
3	Kazuyoshi Miura	89	1990-2000
4	Alessandro dos Santos	82	2002-present
5	Satoshi Tsunami	80	1980-1995
6	Hidetoshi Nakata	77	1997-2006
7	Kunishige Kamamoto	75	1964-1977
7	Hiromi Hara	75	1978-1988
9	Shunsuke Nakamura	73	2000-present
10	Tetsuji Hashiratani	72	1988-1995

* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.

Caps and goals as of October 14, 2007.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Captain) 15 August 1975 109 0 Jubilo Iwata GK Seigo Narazaki 11 April 1976 51 0 Nagoya Grampus Eight GK Eiji Kawashima 20 March 1983 0 0 Kawasaki Frontale DF Yasuyuki Konno 25 January 1983 13 0 F.C. Tokyo DF Yuichi Komano 25 June 1981 26 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima MF Yuki Abe 6 September 1981 22 2 Urawa Reds DF Yuji Nakazawa 25 February 1978 65 11 Yokohama F. Marinos DF Akira Kaji 13 January 1980 59 1 Gamba Osaka DF Keisuke Tsuboi 16 September 1979 40 0 Urawa Reds MF Hideo Hashimoto 21 May 1979 3 0 Gamba Osaka MF Keita Suzuki 8 July 1981 19 0 Urawa Reds MF Jungo Fujimoto 24 March 1984 3 0 Shimizu S-Pulse MF Yasuhito Endo 28 January 1980 56 4 Gamba Osaka MF Kengo Nakamura 31 October 1980 15 1 Kawasaki Frontale MF Satoru Yamagishi 3 May 1983 7 0 JEF United Chiba MF Koji Yamase 22 September 1981 2 1 Yokohama F. Marinos FW Yoshito Okubo 9 June 1982 20 0 Vissel Kobe FW Seiichiro Maki 7 August 1980 26 7 JEF United Ichihara FW Ryoichi Maeda 9 October 1981 1 0 Jubilo Iwata FW Ryuji Bando 2 August 1979 3 2 Gamba Osaka FW Kisho Yano 05 April 1984 7 1 Albirex Niigata

The following players have also been called up to the Japan squad within the last twelve months.

Goalkeepers

Player	Caps	Goals	Team	Most Recent Call up
Norihiro Yamagishi	0	0	Urawa Reds	Training session, 19 February 2007
Akihiro Hayashi	0	0	Ryutsu Keizai University F.C.	Training session, 19 February 2007
Shusaku Nishikawa	0	0	Oita Trinita	v. Peru, 24 March 2007
Yohei Nishibe	0	0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Asian Cup 2007 preliminary squad, June 2007

Defenders

Player	Caps	Goals	Team	Most Recent Call up
Kōji Nakata	57	2	FC Basel	v. Colombia, 5 June 2007
Marcus Tulio Tanaka	9	2	Urawa Reds	v. Switzerland, 11 September 2007
Hiroki Mizumoto	2	0	JEF United Ichihara	Asian Cup 2007 preliminary squad, June 2007
Hayuma Tanaka	1	0	Yokohama F. Marinos	v. Saudi Arabia, 15 November 2006
Naoaki Aoyama	0	0	Shimizu S-Pulse	v. Colombia, 5 June 2007

Midfielders

Player	Caps	Goals	Team	Most Recent Call up
Alessandro dos Santos	82	7	Red Bull Salzburg	v. Saudi Arabia, 15 November 2006
Shunsuke Nakamura	73	20	Celtic	v. Switzerland, 11 September 2007
Junichi Inamoto	66	4	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. Switzerland, 11 September 2007
Naotake Hanyu	12	0	JEF United Chiba	Asian Cup 2007 Finals
Daisuke Matsui	6	1	Le Mans UC72	v. Switzerland, 11 September 2007
Makoto Hasebe	6	0	Urawa Reds	v. Saudi Arabia, 15 November 2006
Koki Mizuno	4	0	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	Asian Cup 2007 Finals
Takahiro Futagawa	1	0	Gamba Osaka	v. Peru, 24 March 2007
Akihiro Ienaga	1	0	Gamba Osaka	Asian Cup 2007 preliminary squad, June 2007
Yuto Sato	1	0	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	Training session, 19 February 2007
Keisuke Honda	0	0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Asian Cup 2007 preliminary squad, June 2007
Takuya Nozawa	0	0	Kashima Antlers	Training session, 19 February 2007
Takahito Soma	0	0	Urawa Reds	Training session, 19 February 2007

Forwards

Player	Caps	Goals	Team	Most Recent Call up
Naohiro Takahara	53	23	Eintracht Frankfurt	Asian Cup 2007 Finals
Hisato Sato	19	3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v. Switzerland, 11 September 2007
Tatsuya Tanaka	8	1	Urawa Reds	v. Switzerland, 11 September 2007
Kazuki Ganaha	4	3	Kawasaki Frontale	Training session, 19 February 2007
Daiki Takamatsu	2	0	Oita Trinita	v. Cameroon, 22 August 2007
Shota Matsuhashi	0	0	Oita Trinita	v. Peru, 24 March 2007

• Masahiro Fukuda
• Hiromi Hara
• Kenta Hasegawa
• Tetsuji Hashiratani
• Masami Ihara
• Kunishige Kamamoto
• Nobutoshi Kaneda
• Saburo Kawabuchi
• Yahiro Kazama
• Kazushi Kimura
• Wagner Lopes
• Takashi Mizunuma
• Yasutaro Matsuki
• Shigetatsu Matsunaga
• Kazuyoshi Miura
• Hiroaki Morishima
• Yoshikazu Nagai
• Hidetoshi Nakata
• Masashi Nakayama
• Yasuhiko Okudera
• Norio Omura
• Ruy Ramos
• Ryuichi Sugiyama
• Takuya Takagi
• Nobuhiro Takeda
• Satoshi Tsunami
• Motohiro Yamaguchi
• Kenzo Yokoyama
• George Yonashiro

Japan suffered an upset loss in their opening game against Australia. The team took a 1-0 lead on a 26th minute goal by Shunsuke Nakamura. Mark Schwarzer failed to reach Nakamura's cross into the penalty area after collisions in front of the goal, and the ball went untouched into the net.

Australian players protested that Schwarzer had been fouled by Japanese forwards Atsushi Yanagisawa and Naohiro Takahara, but referee Essam Abdullah el Fatah allowed the goal to stand. Schwarzer and Australian captain Mark Viduka claimed that el Fatah apologized after the match for not calling a foul on the play but el Fatah denied issuing an apology, and said that "FIFA’s refereeing committee... agreed unanimously that Japan’s goal against Australia was correct."^[3]

In the second half, Australia manager Guus Hiddink opted for a more attacking formation, substituting in forward Joshua Kennedy and attacking midfielders Tim Cahill and John Aloisi. Japan responded by holding its defensive line low and mixing in occasional counter-attacks for much of the second half, but failed to add to the lead.

Australia had several opportunities in front of the Japanese goal, forcing goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi to make a series of saves, including a double save on Viduka and another save on a Viduka free kick from just outside the penalty area.^[4][5]

But Cahill scored the equaliser ('84) moments after the free kick after Kawaguchi misplayed a long throw-in.

Cahill nearly conceded a penalty kick when he tripped Yuichi Komano in the Australian penalty box, but el Fatah allowed the play to go on.^[6]

Minutes later, Cahill scored his second on a shot that deflected off the right goal post into the netting ('89) to put Australia ahead 2-1. Aloisi added another goal in stoppage time ('90+2) to end the game 3-1.

While Australia only held a tiny edge in time of possession, it outshot Japan 20 to 6.^[7] Guido Buchwald, World Cup winner with West Germany and Urawa Red Diamonds manager, had said before the tournament began that Japan needed to be more aggressive, saying "In Japan, the players want to keep the ball. But they must learn to shoot the goal. They cannot finish the play."^[8]

The second match, against Croatia, resulted in a draw (0-0), meaning that the Japanese will need to defeat world champions Brazil in order to reach the second round.

Croatia had a first-half opportunity to score when Dado Prso drew a foul from Tsuneyasu Miyamoto inside the penalty area. However, Kawaguchi, dived low to his left to turn away the spot-kick by Darijo Srna (22’), an image later featured that day on the World Cup Official Site as the Moment of the Day.^[9]

Hidetoshi Nakata's first-time strike off a pass from Nakamura drew a flying save from Stipe Pletikosa (36').

One of the best scoring opportunities of the second half for the Japan came when Akira Kaji "burst into the Croatian penalty box and slid the ball across goal to Yanagisawa but, with the goal at his mercy, he somehow shot wide of the gaping net (51')."^[10]

The Man of the Match honor went to Nakata, who "was the link between defence and attack and controlled play superbly", although it was a close decision between him and Kaji, who "ran up and down the flank to great effect, came inside when he had to and showed tremendous commitment throughout the 90 minutes."^[11]

Japan came into this match needing to beat Brazil by at least two goals, and for Croatia to defeat or draw with Australia in the other Group F match held simultaneously.

Japan took the lead first when Keiji Tamada scored on an assist from Alex in the 35th minute. However, Ronaldo just before half time tied the match 1-1 going into the second half.

Brazil took the lead for good in the 54th minute when Juninho struck from 30 meters out. Gilberto added a goal in the 60th minute to make the score 3-1, and Ronaldo added his second of the match -and the 14th in World Cup finals, tied for the most all-time with Gerd Müller- in the 81st minute, finishing the scoring at 4-1.

Brazil had 60 percent of the possession and had 14 shots on goal to just three from Japan.^[12]

v • d • e Japan squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Kojima • 2 Narahashi • 3 Soma • 4 Ihara • 5 Omura • 6 Yamaguchi • 7 Ito • 8 Nakata • 9 Nakayama • 10 Nanami • 11 Ono • 12 Lopes • 13 Hattori • 14 Okano • 15 Morishima • 16 Saito • 17 Akita • 18 Jo • 19 Nakanishi • 20 Kawaguchi • 21 Narazaki • 22 Hirano • Coach: Okada

v • d • e Japan squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Kawaguchi • 2 Akita • 3 Matsuda • 4 Morioka • 5 Inamoto • 6 Hattori • 7 H. Nakata • 8 Morishima • 9 Nishizawa • 10 Nakayama • 11 Suzuki • 12 Narazaki • 13 Yanagisawa • 14 Alex • 15 Fukunishi • 16 K. Nakata • 17 Miyamoto • 18 Ono • 19 Ogasawara • 20 Myojin • 21 Toda • 22 Ichikawa • 23 Sogahata • Coach: Troussier

v • d • e Japan squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Narazaki • 2 Moniwa • 3 Komano • 4 Endo • 5 Miyamoto • 6 K. Nakata • 7 H. Nakata • 8 Ogasawara • 9 Takahara • 10 Nakamura • 11 Maki • 12 Doi • 13 Yanagisawa • 14 Alex • 15 Fukunishi • 16 Oguro • 17 Inamoto • 18 Ono • 19 Tsuboi • 20 Tamada • 21 Kaji • 22 Nakazawa • 23 Kawaguchi • Coach: Zico

• Asian Cup 1988 (Qatar)
• Asian Cup 1992 (Japan)
• Asian Cup 1996 (United Arab Emirates)
• Asian Cup 2000 (Lebanon)
• Asian Cup 2004 (China)
• Asian Cup 2007 (Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam)

• 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
• 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
• 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

• 1936 Olympics (Berlin)
• 1956 Olympics (Melbourne)
• 1964 Olympics (Tokyo)
• 1968 Olympics (Mexico City)
• 1996 Olympics (Atlanta)
• 2000 Olympics (Sydney)
• 2004 Olympics (Athens)

• 1977 - Didn't qualify
• 1979 - Round 1
• 1981 to 1993 - Didn't qualify
• 1995 - Quarter-finals
• 1997 - Quarter-finals
• 1999 - Runners-up
• 2001 - Round 1
• 2003 - Quarter-finals
• 2005 - Round of 16
• 2007 - Round of 16

• 1985 to 1991 - Didn't qualify
• 1993 - Quarter-finals
• 1995 - Round 1
• 1997 - Didn't qualify
• 1999 - Didn't qualify
• 2001 - Round 1
• 2003 - Didn't qualify
• 2005 - Didn't qualify
• 2007 - Round 1

The Japanese national team is currently licensed only for portrayal in video games by Konami (for example, Winning Eleven), and thus does not appear in the FIFA series of football videogames made by EA (although the Japanese national team has been featured in FIFA International Soccer until FIFA 2002 and all the FIFA World Cup Games also made by EA).

• Football in Japan
• List of Japanese footballers with foreign heritage
• List of Japanese footballers in European clubs

• Japan Football Association national teams (Japanese)
• Japan Football Association national teams (English)
• RSSSF archive of national team results
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Japan team page at official 2006 FIFA World Cup site
• Japan team page at official 2002 FIFA World Cup site
• Rising Sun News: Japan NT history and news

Preceded by 1988 Saudi Arabia	Asian Champions 1992 (First title)	Succeeded by 1996 Saudi Arabia
Preceded by 1996 Saudi Arabia	Asian Champions 2000 (Second title) 2004 (Third title)	Succeeded by 2007 Iraq
Preceded by 1988 CR Flamengo Brazil	Kirin Cup 1991 (first title)	Succeeded by 1992 Argentina
Preceded by 1994 France	Kirin Cup 1995 (second title) 1996 (third title) 1997 (fourth title) 1998 (fifth title) shared with Czech Republic	Succeeded by 1999 Belgium  and Peru
Preceded by 1999 Belgium  and Peru	Kirin Cup 2000 (sixth title) shared with Slovakia  2001 (seventh title) 2004(eighth title)	Succeeded by 2005 Peru  and United Arab Emirates
Preceded by 2006 Scotland	Kirin Cup 2007 (ninth title)	Succeeded by '

AFC Asian Cup Winners v • d • e
3 titles :  Iran (1968, 1972, 1976)  Japan (1992, 2000, 2004)  Saudi Arabia (1984, 1988, 1996) 2 titles :  Korea Republic (1956, 1960) 1 title :  Iraq (2007)  Israel (1964)  Kuwait (1980)
Seasons in Japan national football team v • d • e
1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
Football in Japan v • d • e
Governing body : Japan Football Association Champions | Cup Winners National professional leagues : J. League Division 1 | J. League Division 2 National teams : Men's | Women's | Futsal
International football v • d • e
FIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | U-20 World Cup | U-17 World Cup | Olympics | Asian Games | All-Africa Games | Pan American Games | Island Games | World Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams | Codes
Asia: AFC – Asian Cup      Africa: CAF – African Cup of Nations      North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup      South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América      Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup      Europe: UEFA – European Championship      Non-FIFA: NF-Board – VIVA World Cup
National football teams of Asia (AFC) v • d • e
Afghanistan | Australia | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | China PR | Chinese Taipei | Guam | Hong Kong* | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Japan | Jordan | Korea DPR | Korea Republic | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon | Macau* | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | Oman | Pakistan | Palestine | Philippines | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Syria | Tajikistan | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Yemen * FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.
National football teams of East Asia (EAFF) v • d • e
China PR | Chinese Taipei | Guam | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Korea DPR | Korea Republic | Macau, China | Mongolia | Northern Mariana Islands† †OFC Associate Member and EAFF Provisional Member All teams are part of the AFC, apart from the Northern Mariana Islands, who are associate part of the OFC. Note: FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.
2006 FIFA World Cup finalists v • d • e
Champions: Italy  Runners-up: France  Third place: Germany  Fourth place: Portugal  Eliminated in Quarter-finals: Argentina • Brazil • England • Ukraine Eliminated in Round of 16 Australia • Ecuador • Ghana • Mexico • Netherlands • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland Eliminated in Group Stage Angola • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Croatia • Czech Republic • Iran • Japan • Korea Republic • Paraguay • Poland • Saudi Arabia • Serbia & Montenegro • Togo • Trinidad and Tobago • Tunisia • United States
National sports teams of Japan v • d • e
American football | Australian rules football | Baseball | Basketball (F, M) | Billiard/Pool | Boxing | Cricket | Fencing | field hockey | Football (F, M) | futsal | Golf (F, M) | handball | ice hockey | korfball | Rugby Union (F, M) | Softball | Taekwondo | Tennis (F, M) | Volleyball (F, M)