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Japan

JPNJapan
Qualification Stage - Group BAsia

Latest News

  • Favourites drop points as underdogs shine

    Favourites drop points as underdogs shine

    It was a momentous day of qualifying action in Asia which saw wins in Group A for the home sides and shock results in Group B which temporarily denied Japan's progression to Brazil 2014.
  • Jordan stun Japan to postpone progression

    Jordan stun Japan to postpone progression

    Jordan pulled off a surprise 2-1 win over Asian champions Japan to prevent the visitors becoming the first side to reach the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, largely thanks to an Amer Sabbah penalty-save.

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Japan
FIFA.com profiles Japan's qualification hopes for Brazil 2014 and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's footballing history.

Fixtures and Results

14 Nov 2012 OMA1:2 (0:1)JPN
26 Mar 2013 JOR2:1 (1:0)JPN
04 Jun 2013 JPN-AUS
11 Jun 2013 IRQ-JPN

Standings

TeamMPGFGAPts
JPN614413
JOR66127
AUS5666
OMA6696
IRQ5455

Photos

  • Jordan's Ahmad Ibrahim (10) celebrates after Jordan beat Japan
  • Jordan's Khalil Banyateyah celebrates after scoring
  • North Korean forward Jong Tae-Se fights for the ball with Japan's midfielder Yasuhito Endo
  • Keisuke Honda of Japan in action during the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match between Oman and Japan
  • Team Japan line up
  • Oman's Mohammed al-Musalami (R) and Hassan Mudhafar (L) challenge Japan's Hiroshi Kiyotake
  • Oman's Raed Ibrahim Saleh (L) challenges Japan's Yasuyuki Konno
  • Maya Yoshida of Japan in action during the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match between Oman and Japan
  • Ryoichi Maeda of Japan in action during the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match between Oman and Japan

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Ranking

RankingTeam+/- Pts Mar 2013
24 Mali1Up
25 Denmark-3Down
26 Japan2Up
27 Czech Republic-1Down
28 Montenegro1Up

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