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On 31 August 2017, Japan defeated Australia 2–0 at home, thus qualifying them for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, making it their sixth successive World Cup. [52] However, the Japan Football Association decided to sack Halilhodžić on 9 April 2018, only ten weeks before the World Cup, citing reasons of a breakdown in relationship between the ...
Japan's victory with only 18% of possession was the lowest for a winning side at a FIFA World Cup match since records began in 1966. [30] The match would later draw comparisons with the Japan women's team 's 4–0 win against Spain at the 2023 Women's World Cup , with Japan's mere 23% possession also breaking the record for lowest by a winning ...
Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first ever goal in a World Cup match against Jamaica on 26 June 1998 in a 2–1 defeat. [1] Keisuke Honda became the first Japanese player to score in three World Cups: 2010, 2014, 2018. [2] Japan made their seventh and most recent appearance at the finals at the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. [ 2 ]
On 22 July 2021, Kubo scored Japan's first goal against South Africa in the 2020 Olympics. [39] On 1 November 2022, Kubo was named in the Japan squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, [40] where he started in the group stage victories over Germany [41] and Spain, [42] despite being subbed off early in both matches.
On 1 November, Mitoma was named in Japan's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [32] In the last group game which came against Spain on 1 December, he assisted Ao Tanaka's winner that saw Japan qualify to the round of 16 as group winners. The goal came with controversy, originally being ruled out for the ball going out of play.
Pages in category "Japan at the 2022 FIFA World Cup" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Japan national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, competed in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team participated in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with the first matches being played on November, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar. [1] [2] [3]