Japan naitional fitbaw team
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The Japan naitional fitbaw team (サッカー日本代表, Soccer Nippon Daihyō) represents Japan in association fitbaw an is operatit by the Japan Fitbaa Association (JFA), the govrenin bouk for association fitbaw in Japan.
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Nickname(s) | サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) | ||||
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Association | 日本サッカー協会 (Japan Fitbaa Association) | ||||
Confederation | AFC (Asie) | ||||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asie) | ||||
Heid coach | Hajime Moriyasu | ||||
Caiptain | Maya Yoshida | ||||
Maist kaips | Yasuhito Endō (152) | ||||
Tap scorer | Kunishige Kamamoto (80)[1] | ||||
Hame stadium | Saitama Stadium 2002 | ||||
FIFA code | JPN | ||||
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FIFA rankin | |||||
Current | 20 ![]() | ||||
Heichest | 9 (February 1998) | ||||
Lawest | 66 (December 1992) | ||||
Elo rankin | |||||
Current | 15 ![]() | ||||
Heichest | 8 (August 2001, March 2002) | ||||
Lawest | 112 (September 1962) | ||||
First international | |||||
![]() ![]() (Tokyo; 9 Mey 1917)[4] | |||||
Biggest win | |||||
![]() ![]() (Tokyo; 27 September 1967) | |||||
Biggest defeat | |||||
![]() ![]() (Tokyo; 10 Mey 1917)[5] | |||||
Warld Cup | |||||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) | ||||
Best result | Roond o 16: 2002 an 2010 | ||||
Asie Cup | |||||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1988) | ||||
Best result | Champions: 1992, 2000, 2004 an 2011 | ||||
Copa América | |||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1999) | ||||
Best result | Group Stage: 1999 | ||||
Confederations Cup | |||||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1995) | ||||
Best result | Runners-up: 2001 | ||||
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Japan is ane o the maist successful fitbaw teams in Asie, haein qualifeed for the last five consecutive FIFA Warld Cups wi seicont roond advancements in 2002 & 2010, an haein wan the AFC Asie Cup a record fower times in 1992, 2000, 2004 & 2011. The team haes feenished seicont in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup an aw.