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JAPAN
Japan
2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILES
Population: 127 million
Main language: Japanese
Life expectancy: 84 years
GDP per person: $35200
Capital city: Tokyo
Association founded: 1921
No. footballers / registered: 4,805,150 / 1,045,150
FIFA ranking (Jun-14): 46
Highest FIFA ranking: 9 (Feb-98+)
Continental titles: 4 times Asian Cup winners
(1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
FIFA WORLD CUP RECORD
Participations: 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Best placing: Round of sixteen 2002
Biggest win: 2-0 v Tunisia (2002)
Biggest loss: 1-4 v Brazil (2006)
Qualified for 2014 edition as: AFC Group B winners
Australia's record against Japan (men's)
Team P W D L
Senior 22 7 8 7
Under-23 9 6 0 3
Under-20 14 5 3 6
Under-17 11 3 4 4
Group C
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Australian residents born in Japan
Population count (2011 census): 35400
0.7 per cent of overseas-born population
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+
per cent distribution 10.3 9.9 74.3 5.4
Median age: 36.8 years
Sex ratio: 46.5 males per 100 females
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000
per cent distribution 3.6 41.4 55.0
Australian citizenship rate: 18.0 per cent
Main localities of residence: Chatswood (NSW),
Southport (Qld), Surfers Paradise (Qld)
FORM GUIDE
21-07-13 China PR D 3-3 Seoul
25-07-13 Australia W 3-2 Hwaseong
11-10-13 Serbia L 0-2 Novi Sad
15-10-13 Belarus L 0-1 Minsk
16-11-13 Netherlands D 2-2 Genk
19-11-13 Belgium W 3-2 Brussels
05-03-14 New Zealand W 4-2 Tokyo
27-05-14 Cyprus W 1-0 Saitama
02-06-14 Costa Rica W 3-1 Tampa
06-06-14 Zambia W 4-3 Tampa
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 13
2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – JAPAN
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country
1 Eiji KAWASHIMA GK 20-03-83 / 31 185cm 56 (0) Standard Liege, Belgium
2 Atsuto UCHIDA DF 27-03-88 / 26 176cm 67 (2) Schalke, Germany
3 Gotoku SAKAI DF 14-03-91 / 23 176cm 12 (0) VfB Stuttgart, Germany
4 Keisuke HONDA FW 13-06-86 / 27 182cm 55 (20) AC Milan, Italy
5 Yuto NAGATOMO DF 12-09-86 / 27 170cm 69 (3) Internazionale, Italy
6 Masato MORISHIGE DF 21-05-87 / 27 183cm 9 (1) FC Tokyo, Japan
7 Yasuhito ENDO MF 28-01-80 / 34 178cm 143 (12) Gamba Osaka, Japan
8 Hiroshi KIYOTAKE FW 12-11-89 / 24 172cm 25 (1) Nuernberg, Germany
9 Shinji OKAZAKI FW 16-04-86 / 28 174cm 75 (38) Mainz, Germany
10 Shinji KAGAWA FW 17-03-89 / 25 172cm 56 (18) Manchester United, England
11 Yoichiro KAKITANI FW 03-01-90 / 24 177cm 11 (5) Cerezo Osaka, Japan
12 Shusaku NISHIKAWA GK 18-06-86 / 27 183cm 12 (0) Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan
13 Yoshito OKUBO FW 09-06-82 / 32 170cm 56 (5) Kawasaki Frontale, Japan
14 Toshihiro AOYAMA MF 22-02-86 / 28 174cm 5 (0) Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Japan
15 Yasuyuki KONNO DF 25-01-83 / 31 178cm 80 (1) Gamba Osaka, Japan
16 Hotaru YAMAGUCHI MF 06-10-90 / 23 173cm 11 (0) Cerezo Osaka, Japan
17 Makoto HASEBE MF 18-01-84 / 30 180cm 78 (2) Nuernberg, Germany
18 Yuya OSAKO FW 18-05-90 / 24 182cm 8 (3) 1860 Muenchen, Germany
19 Masahiko INOHA DF 28-08-85 / 28 179cm 21 (1) Jubilo Iwata, Japan
20 Manabu SAITO FW 04-04-90 / 24 169cm 4 (1) Yokohama F-Marinos, Japan
21 Hiroki SAKAI DF 12-04-90 / 24 185cm 17 (0) Hannover, Germany
22 Maya YOSHIDA DF 24-08-88 / 25 189cm 40 (2) Southampton, England
23 Shuichi GONDA GK 03-03-89 / 25 187cm 2 (0) FC Tokyo, Japan
COACH: Alberto Zaccheroni (Italy) age 61 years
Coach of Japan since 2010
Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14
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