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Women's Football

Martinez: I've won the laughing boys over

Cristiano Ronaldo in action against Sweden.

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From starlets to stars

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

Tuesday, 21 Jul 2020

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Japan and Qatar compete at the AFC U-23 Championship

Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020

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Koki Ogawa of Japan celebrates

Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020

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Ryotaro Meshino of Japan celebrates

Thursday, 09 Jan 2020

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Players of Urawa Red Diamonds celebrate scoring

Wednesday, 28 Aug 2019

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FIFA Women's World Cup 2011™
Japan’s Maiden Title | Germany 2011 | Mesmerising Moments

Japan’s Maiden Title...

Japan’s Maiden Title | Germany 2011 | Mesmerising Moments

Friday, 25 Sep 2020

Japan's penalty shoot-out triumph over USA in the Germany 2011 Final came just months after the country had been devastated by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. The latest instalment of our Mesmerising Moments series charts the _Nadeshiko_’s journey to their first FIFA Women’s World Cup title.

Rnk	Team Team	Total Points PTS	Previous Points Prev.Pts	+/-	Confederations fifa_TBT
26	Tunisia TUN	1506	1506	1	#CAF#
27	Austria AUT	1505	1507	-1	#UEFA#
28	Japan JPN	1500	1500	0	#AFC#
29	Nigeria NGA	1493	1493	2	#CAF#
30	IR Iran IRN	1489	1489	3	#AFC#

Rnk	Team Team	Total Points PTS	Previous Points Prev.Pts	+/-	Confederations fifa_TBT
8	Canada CAN	1958	1958	0	#CONCACAF#
10	Korea DPR PRK	1940	1940	1	#AFC#
11	Japan JPN	1937	1942	-1	#AFC#
12	Norway NOR	1930	1929	0	#UEFA#
13	Spain ESP	1915	1900	0	#UEFA#

Japan JPN Japan Football Association

Martinez: I've won the laughing boys over

The Week in Quotes

From starlets to stars

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

Takumi Minamino of Japan scores his team's first goal past Saad Al Sheeb of Qatar

Takumi Minamino of Japan battles for possession with Salem Al Hajri of Qatar

Boualem Khoukhi of Qatar and Hiroki Sakai of Japan compete for the ball

Japanese players huddle prior to the second half

Hiroki Sakai of Japan battles for possession with Hasan Al Haydos of Qatar

Head coach Hajime Moriyasu of Japan looks on

Ritsu Doan of Japn in action

Japanese fans cheer prior to kick-off

Genki Haraguchi of Japan celebrates with teammates

Genki Haraguchi of Japan scores his side's third goal

The Japan players celebrate

The Japan players celebrate

The Japan players celebrate victory

Yuya Osako of Japan scores his and his side's second goal

Yuya Osako of Japan celebrates after he scores his and his side's second goal

Yuya Osako of Japan celebrates after scoring his side's first goal

Yuya Osako of Japan celebrates after scoring his side's first goal

Japan pose for a team photo

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Brazil 9-3 Japan (Ba...

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Japan 9-4 Poland (Ba...

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