Latest News About Japan National Football Team

Updated 2026-04-20 13:07

Here’s the latest on the Japan national football team based on recent public coverage.

If you’d like, I can pull the latest match results, upcoming fixtures, and the current squad list with caps and goals, and format it as a concise update. I can also provide a brief on how Japan’s tactical approach has evolved under Moriyasu in the last year. [cite ]

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2000s: Two Asian Cup titles, World Cup co-hosts

On 31 August 2017, Japan defeated Australia 2ŌĆō0 at home, thus qualifying them for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, making it their sixth successive World Cup. However, the Japan Football Association decided to sack Halilhod┼Ši─ć on 9 April 2018, only ten weeks before the World Cup, citing reasons of a breakdown in relationship between the coach and players, and poor recent friendly results, and appoint the Technical Director, Japanese coach Akira Nishino as the new manager.

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Japan national football team

The Japan national football team (サッカー日本代表 Sakkā Nippon Daihyō) is the national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. Main article: History of the Japan national football team Main article: Japan FIFA World Cup history Main article: Japan AFC Asian Cup history Main article: Japan friendly match history The following 23 players have been called up for 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Caps and goals as of 1 February 2019 after the match against Qatar...

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Japan National Football Team - NewsNow

Latest news on the Japan National Football Team, including team selections, fixtures, results and coverage of their progression within international tournaments.

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