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  • A home away from home

    A home away from home

    United by a love of football which has seen Zico and Kazu Miura trade countries, Brazil and Japan have a over a century of history between them. Fittingly, they contest the opening match of Brazil 2013.
  • 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.
Japan
FIFA.com profiles Japan's qualification hopes for Brazil 2014 and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's footballing history.
TeamMPGFGAPts
JPN614413
JOR66127
AUS5666
OMA6696
IRQ5455
  • 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 May 2013
28 Nigeria3Up
29 USA-1Down
30 Japan-1Down
31 Norway-1Down
32 Peru0Equal

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