Japan JPN Japan Football Association

Women's Olympic Football Tournament

Teen prodigy Kobayashi comes of age in time for home Olympics

AFC Champions League

The race to face Persepolis begins

FIFA Technical Development Workshop led by Arsène Wenger

World Football

The Week in Quotes

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

Tuesday, 24 Nov 2020

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

Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020

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

Tuesday, 13 Oct 2020

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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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FIFA Women's World Cup 2011™
Homare Sawa | Germany 2011 | The Very Best

Homare Sawa | German...

Homare Sawa | Germany 2011 | The Very Best

Saturday, 26 Sep 2020

Winner of the adidas Golden Ball and Golden Boot, Homare Sawa was Japan’s shining light at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 – guiding the Asian side to their first global title. The latest episode of The Very Best focuses on her stellar 2011 tournament.

Rnk	Team Team	Total Points PTS	Previous Points Prev.Pts	+/-	Confederations fifa_TBT
25	Austria AUT	1523	1505	2	#UEFA#
26	Tunisia TUN	1507	1506	0	#CAF#
27	Japan JPN	1503	1500	1	#AFC#
28	Venezuela VEN	1493	1517	-3	#CONMEBOL#
29	IR Iran IRN	1492	1489	1	#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

Teen prodigy Kobayashi comes of age in time for home Olympics

The race to face Persepolis begins

The Week in Quotes

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

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

Homare Sawa | German...

Homare Sawa | Germany 2011 | The Very Best

Japan’s Maiden Title...

Japan’s Maiden Title | Germany 2011 | Mesmerising Moments

Late semi-final dram...

Late semi-final drama | Canada 2015 | Mesmerising Moments

Fixture Flashback: B...

Fixture Flashback: Belgium 3-2 Japan (Russia 2018)

My First Pitch | Aya...

My First Pitch | Aya Miyama

Wydad Casablanca 2-3...

Wydad Casablanca 2-3 Urawa Red Diamonds (UAE 2017)

Al Jazira 1-0 Urawa ...

Al Jazira 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (UAE 2017)

Japan coach Vahid Ha...

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic's Final Draw reaction

England 0-0 Japan (5...

England 0-0 Japan (5-3 PSO) (India 2017)

Japan 1-1 New Caledo...

Japan 1-1 New Caledonia (India 2017)

France 2-1 Japan (In...

France 2-1 Japan (India 2017)

Honduras 1-6 Japan (...

Honduras 1-6 Japan (India 2017)

Review of the FIFA C...

Review of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 - Part 2

Review of the FIFA B...

Review of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 - Part 2

Review of the FIFA B...

Review of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 - Part 1

11 DAYS TO GO: Nakam...

11 DAYS TO GO: Nakamura’s perfect free-kick

Venezuela 1-0 Japan ...

Venezuela 1-0 Japan (Korea Republic 2017)

Japan 2-2 Italy (Kor...

Japan 2-2 Italy (Korea Republic 2017)

Uruguay 2-0 Japan (K...

Uruguay 2-0 Japan (Korea Republic 2017)

South Africa 1-2 Jap...

South Africa 1-2 Japan (Korea Republic 2017)

Brazil 9-3 Japan (Ba...

Brazil 9-3 Japan (Bahamas 2017)

Tahiti 4-3 Japan (Ba...

Tahiti 4-3 Japan (Bahamas 2017)

Japan 9-4 Poland (Ba...

Japan 9-4 Poland (Bahamas 2017)

2016 Club World Cup ...

2016 Club World Cup Final: Real Madrid 4-2 Kashima Antlers

Atletico Nacional 0-...

Atletico Nacional 0-3 Kashima Antlers (Japan 2016)

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