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NicknameBlues
AssociationJapan Football Association
CoachZico, ( 2002-)
Most capsMasami Ihara (123)
Top scorerKazuyoshi Miura (56)

　
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First International
Japan 0 - 5 Republic of China
( Tokyo, Japan; May 9, 1917)
Largest win
Japan 15 - 0 Philippines
( Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967)
Worst defeat
Philippines 15 - 2 Japan
( Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1998)
Best resultRound 2, 2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1988)
Best resultWinners, 1992, 2000, 2004The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 2004 finals were held in the People's Republic of China between July 17 and August 7. Defending champion Japan defeated host nation China in the final match in Beijing. The tournament was marked by Saudi Arabia

The Japan national football team is one of the strongest footballFootball is the most widely played and watched team sport in the world. The game is often known as soccer or occasionally association football to differentiate it from other codes of football. Football is a ball game played between two teams of 11 players teams in AsiaThe continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and E, although it has only gained this strength fairly recently and, outside Asia, is generally considered weaker than South Korea's national teamKorea, in ancient times, had a ball game called 'chuk-guk' very similar in form to contemporary football. However, Koreans first saw the present version of football in 1882 when British crew members played a game while their vessel was visiting the lnchon, despite Japan's higher ranking. Japan's first World Cup appearance was in 1998, four years before they hosted the 2002 World Cup with South Korea. The 2002 World Cup co-host South Korea went on to secure fourth place, while Japan failed to pass through Round 2. They have won three out of the last four Asian Cups. The Japanese team is known to have fierce rivalries with China, Iran and South Korea.



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