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Kyogo Furuhashi of Japan looks on during the international friendly match between Japan and South Korea

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Iniesta-inspired Furuhashi harbours high hopes with Japan

Head coach Asako Takakura of Japan is seen during the women's international friendly match between Japan and Paraguay at the Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Sunday, 11 Apr 2021

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Emi Nakajima of Japan in action during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

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Emi Nakajima of Japan looks on during the women's international friendly match between Japan and Paraguay

Sunday, 11 Apr 2021

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Yuika Sugasawa (R) of Japan scores her side's sixth and her hat trick goal with her team mate Yuka Momiki (L) during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

Sunday, 11 Apr 2021

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Yuika Sugasawa (front) of Japan scores her side's sixth and her hat trick goal with her team mate Yui Hasegawa (back) during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

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2002 FIFA World Cup™
Hallowed Turf: International Stadium Yokohama

Hallowed Turf: Inter...

Hallowed Turf: International Stadium Yokohama

Monday, 30 Nov 2020

In 2002, the entire planet watched as an exceptional Brazil side lifted the FIFA World Cup™ trophy. The venue for the _Seleção_’s record fifth global triumph was Japan’s International Stadium Yokohama, a modern wonder that has made its mark on the sporting world.

Rnk	Team Team	Total Points PTS	Previous Points Prev.Pts	+/-	Confederations fifa_TBT
26	Tunisia TUN	1512.88	1503	0	#CAF#
27	Peru PER	1511.88	1512	-2	#CONMEBOL#
28	Japan JPN	1509.34	1502	-1	#AFC#
29	Turkey TUR	1505.05	1487	3	#UEFA#
30	Venezuela VEN	1500.71	1501	-2	#CONMEBOL#

Rnk	Team Team	Total Points PTS	Previous Points Prev.Pts	+/-	Confederations fifa_TBT
9	Australia AUS	1950.59	1963	-2	#AFC#
10	Korea DPR PRK	1940	1940	-	#AFC#
11	Japan JPN	1937.69	1937	-1	#AFC#
12	Norway NOR	1936.49	1932	-1	#UEFA#
13	Spain ESP	1929.41	1919	-1	#UEFA#

Japan JPN Japan Football Association

Asia begins search for a new champion

The Week in Quotes

Iniesta-inspired Furuhashi harbours high hopes with Japan

Head coach Asako Takakura of Japan is seen during the women's international friendly match between Japan and Paraguay at the Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Emi Nakajima of Japan in action during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

Emi Nakajima of Japan looks on during the women's international friendly match between Japan and Paraguay

Yuika Sugasawa (R) of Japan scores her side's sixth and her hat trick goal with her team mate Yuka Momiki (L) during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

Yuika Sugasawa (front) of Japan scores her side's sixth and her hat trick goal with her team mate Yui Hasegawa (back) during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

Yui Hasegawa of Japan is seen during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

Yui Hasegawa of Japan shoots at goal during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

Saori Takarada of Japan in action during the Women's international friendly match between Japan and Panama at the National Stadium

Yuya Osako of Japan controls the ball under pressure of Bilguun Ganbold of Mongolia

Mana Iwabuchi of Aston Villa is challenged by Jess Fishlock of Reading

Takashi Inui of Eintracht Frankfurt dressed as Santa Claus in 2012

Saki Kumagai of Lyon celebrates scoring

Erik of Yokohama F. Marinos celebrates scoring

Teruhito Nakagawa is carried by Yokohama Marinos team-mates Erik and Marcos Junior after scoring

Andres Iniesta in action for Vissel Kobe

Shanghai Shenhua's Gao Di controls the ball againt FC Tokyo

Gaku Shibasaki of Japan shoots under pressure from Luis Romo and Orbelin Pineda of Mexico

Côte d'Ivoire's Nicolas Pepe battles with Yuta Nakayama of Japan

Ryotaro Meshino of Japan (L) celebrates scoring his side's goal during the AFC U-23 Championship match between Japan and Saudi Arabia

Japan and Qatar compete at the AFC U-23 Championship

Koki Ogawa of Japan celebrates

Ryotaro Meshino of Japan celebrates

Players of Urawa Red Diamonds celebrate scoring

Maya Yoshida of Japan looks dejected as he shakes hands with players of Qatar

Takumi Minamino of Japan celebrates scoring his side's first goal

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