Japan football

The Japanese national side is commonly known by the fans and media as Nihon Daihyo. The team is also known as Samurai Blue
The countries first FIFA World Cup appearance was in 1998, where they lost all three games. Japan's opening two fixtures went 1-0 in advantage of Argentina and Croatia, despite playing well in the two matches. Their world cup terminated with an unexpected 2-1 defeat to rank outsiders Jamaica.

Four years later, Japan co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with South Korea. Despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Belgium in their opening match, the Japanese side advanced to the second round with a 1-0 victory over Russia and a great 2-0 triumph against Tunisia. However, they subsequently exited the world cup during the second pohase, after losing 1-0 to eventual third-place nation Turkey.

Japan World Cup Stats

World Cup record
1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Did not enter
1938 - Withdrew
1950 - Banned
1954 - Failed to qualify
1958 - Did not enter
1962 - Failed to qualify
1966 - Did not enter
1970 to 1994 - Failed to qualify
1998 - First round
2002 - Round 2
2006 - First round

 

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