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  • South Africa 2010: The Interviews

    South Africa 2010: The Interviews

    During the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, some of the tournament's biggest names spoke to FIFA.com. Here, we look back at a selection of what they had to say.

  • A tournament of firsts

    A tournament of firsts

    South Africa 2010 was bursting with unprecedented events in a whole range of areas, from team results to player landmarks. FIFA.com now takes you through a full list of firsts.

Fixtures and Results

First stage - Group E
14 June JPN1:0 (1:0)SummaryCMR
19 June NED1:0 (0:0)SummaryJPN
24 June DEN1:3 (0:2)SummaryJPN
Round of 16
29 June PAR0:0 a.e.t. 5:3 PSOSummaryJPN

Standings

TeamMPWDLGFGAPts
NetherlandsNetherlands3300519
JapanJapan3201426
DenmarkDenmark3102363
CameroonCameroon3003250

Photos

  • Mohamed Salmeen of Bahrain lines up
  • Bert van Marwijk head coach of the Netherlands is pictured on a tv camera
  • Japanese national football team head coach Takeshi Okada (3rd L) speaks at a press conference
  • Paraguay celebrate
  • Eiji Kawashima of Japan is consoled by Yuji Nakazawa of Japan
  • Dejected Keiji Tamada of Japan after they lose a penalty shootout

Video

    Profile

    Japan
    FIFA.com profiles Japan's qualification for South Africa and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's football history.

    Analysis

    Dutch comfort, Japanese firecrackers
    Group E saw a traditional European power advance with three wins, while Denmark and Cameroon both suffered disappointment at the hands of Japan.

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      Statistics

      Matches Played4
      Top ScorerKeisuke HONDA
      Yellow cards7
      Red Cards0
      Goals forGoals against
      4
      2
      Average
      1.00      		Average
      0.50

      Head-to-Head

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      Japan

      Squad List

      Japan
      • 1 Seigo NARAZAKI
      • 21 Eiji KAWASHIMA
      • 23 Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI
      • 3 Yuichi KOMANO
      • 4 Marcus Tulio TANAKA
      • 5 Yuto NAGATOMO
      • 6 Atsuto UCHIDA
      • 13 Daiki IWAMASA
      • 15 Yasuyuki KONNO
      • 22 Yuji NAKAZAWA
      • 2 Yuki ABE
      • 7 Yasuhito ENDO
      • 8 Daisuke MATSUI
      • 10 Shunsuke NAKAMURA
      • 14 Kengo NAKAMURA
      • 17 Makoto HASEBE
      • 18 Keisuke HONDA
      • 20 Junichi INAMOTO
      • 9 Shinji OKAZAKI
      • 11 Keiji TAMADA
      • 12 Kisho YANO
      • 16 Yoshito OKUBO
      • 19 Takayuki MORIMOTO
      • Takeshi OKADA

      The Road to South Africa

      • Asian qualifying review

        Twenty-five months of drama ended in FIFA World Cup qualification for four teams and heartbreak for countless others - none more so than Bahrain.

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      Statistics

      Goals scored23
      Top ScorerShunsuke NAKAMURA
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