2010 Japan national football team

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The Japan national football team in 2010, managed by head coach Takeshi Okada, began by competing in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2010 East Asian Football Championship in amongst other international friendly matches in the build-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals where they would finish in 9th place. Afterwards the team, managed first by interim head coach Hiromi Hara and finally head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, would close out 2010 with several more international friendly matches as they prepared for the 2011 Asian Cup and the 2011 Copa América in the following year.{{cite web |url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_record/index.html |title=Japan Football Association record of Japan international A matches |publisher=Japan Football Association}}

Record

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=250| Competition

! width=30| {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

! width=30| {{Tooltip|W|Won}}

! width=30| {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

! width=30| {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

! width=30| {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

! width=30| {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

align="left"| 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

| 2

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 5

| 2

align="left"| International Friendly

| 9

| 3

| 2

| 4

| 5

| 10

align="left"| 2010 East Asian Football Championship

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 4

| 3

align="left"| 2010 FIFA World Cup

| 4

| 2

| 1

| 1

| 4

| 2

Total

| 18

| 8

| 4

| 6

| 18

| 17

Kits

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Schedule

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 6 January

|time = 16:15 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YEM}}

|score = 2 – 3

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/100106YEM_JPNvsYEM_E.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

|goals1 = Alaqel {{goal|13}}
Karama {{goal|39}}

|goals2 = Hirayama {{goal|42||55||80}}

|stadium = Ali Muhesen Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|Yemen}} Sana'a, Yemen

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Ali Hamad Albadwawi (UAE)

|bg = CCFFCC

}}

International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 2 February

|time = 19:10 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 0 – 0

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/31/00.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|VEN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kyushu Oil Dome

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Ōita, Japan

|attendance = 27,009

|referee = Fan Qi (China PR)

|bg = FFFFCC

}}

2010 East Asian Football Championship

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|date = 6 February

|time = 19:15 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 0 – 0

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/37/20100206_M1_JPNvsCHN_E.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ajinomoto Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan

|attendance = 25,964

|referee = Strebre Delovski (Australia)

|bg = FFFFCC

}}

2010 East Asian Football Championship

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 11 February

|time = 19:15 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 3 – 0

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/40/20100211_M4_JPNvsHKG_E.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|HKG}}

|goals1 = Tamada {{goal|41||82}}
Tulio {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan

|attendance = 16,368

|referee = Liang Zhao (China PR)

|bg = CCFFCC

}}

2010 East Asian Football Championship

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|date = 14 February

|time = 19:15 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1 – 3

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/46/20100214_M6_JPNvsKOR_E.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1997}}

|goals1 = Endō {{goal|24|pen.}}

|goals2 = Lee Dong-gook {{goal|33|pen.}}
Lee Seung-ryul {{goal|39}}
Kim Jae-sung {{goal|71}}

|stadium = National Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan

|attendance = 42,951

|referee = Strebre Delovski (Australia)

|bg = FFCCCC

}}

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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|date = 3 March

|time = 19:00 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/62/20100303_JPNvsBHR_E.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|BHR}}

|goals1 = Okazaki {{goal|36}}
Honda {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Toyota Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Toyota, Japan

|attendance = 38,042

|referee = Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

|bg = CCFFCC

}}

International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)

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|date = 7 April

|time = 19:20 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 0 – 3

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/90/MR20100407_JPNvsSRB.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|SRB}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mrđa {{goal|15||23}}
Tomić {{goal|60}}

|stadium = Nagai Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Osaka, Japan

|attendance = 46,270

|referee = Myung Yong Choi (Korea Rep)

|bg = FFCCCC

}}

International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)

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|date = 24 May

|time = 19:20 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/20100524/ (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1997}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = J. Park {{goal|6}}
C. Park {{goal|90+1|pen.}}

|stadium = Saitama Stadium 2002

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Saitama, Japan

|attendance = 57,873

|referee = Stuart Attwell (England)

|bg = FFCCCC

}}

International Friendly

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|date = 30 May

|time = 14:15 UTC+2

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/20100530/ (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|ENG}}

|goals1 = Tulio {{goal|7}}

|goals2 = Tulio {{goal|72|o.g.}}
Nakazawa {{goal|83|o.g.}}

|stadium = UPC-Arena

|location = {{flagicon|Austria}} Graz, Austria

|attendance = 15,326

|referee = Rene Eisner (Austria)

|bg = FFCCCC

}}

International Friendly

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 4 June

|time = 12:20 UTC+2

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/20100604/ (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|CIV}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Tulio {{goal|13|o.g.}}
K. Touré {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Stade Tourbillon

|location = {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sion, Switzerland

|attendance = 4,919

|referee = Stephan Studer (Switzerland)

|bg = FFCCCC

}}

2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

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|date = 14 June

|time = 16:00 UTC+2

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100617201941/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061477/report.html (FIFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|CMR}}

|goals1 = Honda {{goal|39}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Free State Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|South Africa}} Bloemfontein, South Africa

|attendance = 30,620

|referee = Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

|bg = CCFFCC

}}

2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

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|date = 19 June

|time = 13:30 UTC+2

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100622051159/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300111117/report.html (FIFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

|goals1 = Sneijder {{goal|53}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Moses Mabhida Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|South Africa}} Durban, South Africa

|attendance = 62,010

|referee = Hector Baldassi (Argentina)

|bg = FFCCCC

}}

2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = 24 June

|time = 20:30 UTC+2

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DEN}}

|score = 1 – 3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100627140357/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061474/report.html (FIFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

|goals1 = Tomasson {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Honda {{goal|17}}
Endō {{goal|30}}
Okazaki {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Royal Bafokeng Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|South Africa}} Rustenburg, South Africa

|attendance = 27,967

|referee = Jerome Damon (South Africa)

|bg = CCFFCC

}}

2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16

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|date = 29 June

|time = 16:00 UTC+2

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1990}}

|score = 0 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100702150319/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061497/report.html (FIFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Loftus Versfeld Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|South Africa}} Pretoria, South Africa

|attendance = 36,742

|referee = Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

|bg = FFFFCC

}}

International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)

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|date = 4 September

|time = 19:20 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20100904_JPNvsPAR_e.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|PAR|1990}}

|goals1 = Kagawa {{goal|64}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = International Stadium Yokohama

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Yokohama, Japan

|attendance = 65,157

|referee = Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

|bg = CCFFCC

}}

International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)

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|date = 7 September

|time = 19:45 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20100907_JPNvsGUA_E.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

|goals1 = Morimoto {{goal|12}} {{goal|20}}

|goals2 = Rodríguez {{goal|22}}

|stadium = Nagai Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Osaka, Japan

|attendance = 44,541

|referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)

|bg = CCFFCC

}}

International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)

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|date = 8 October

|time = 19:50 JST

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/match/2010/20101008kcc//schedule_result/pdf/m01.pdf (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}

|goals1 = Okazaki {{goal|19}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Saitama Stadium 2002

|location = {{flagicon|Japan}} Saitama, Japan

|attendance = 57,735

|referee = Pawel Gil (Poland)

|bg = CCFFCC

}}

International Friendly

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|date = 12 October

|time = 20:00 UTC+9

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}

|score = 0 – 0

|report = [http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/20101012/ (JFA Report)]

|team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Seoul World Cup Stadium

|location = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Seoul, South Korea

|attendance = 62,503

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

|bg = FFFFCC

}}


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{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

Players statistics

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|Player|

200901.0602.0202.0602.1102.1403.0304.0705.2405.3006.0406.1406.1906.2406.2909.0409.0710.0810.122010Total
Yuji Nakazawa96(17)|
|OOOOOOOOOOOOOO|
|14(0)110(17)
Shunsuke Nakamura93(24)|
|OOO|
|O|
|O|
|5(0)98(24)
Yasuhito Endo85(7)|
|OOOO(1)OOOOOOOO(1)O|
|OO15(2)100(9)
Junichi Inamoto74(5)|
|OOOO|
|O|
|OO|
|O|
|8(0)82(5)
Seigo Narazaki69(0)|
|OOOOOOO|
|O|
|8(0)77(0)
Keiji Tamada63(14)|
|OO(2)OOO|
|OO|
|O|
|O|
|9(2)72(16)
Mitsuo Ogasawara53(7)|
|O|
|O|
|2(0)55(7)
Yuichi Komano49(0)|
|O|
|O|
|O|
|OOOOOOO|
|O11(0)60(0)
Yoshito Okubo42(5)|
|OOOO|
|OOOOOOO|
|11(0)53(5)
Kengo Nakamura41(5)|
|OOOO|
|O|
|O|
|OOOOO11(0)52(5)
Yuki Abe41(3)|
|OOOOOOOO|
|O|
|9(0)50(3)
Yasuyuki Konno33(0)|
|O|
|OOO|
|O|
|OO7(0)40(0)
Marcus Tulio Tanaka32(6)|
|OOO(1)OO|
|O(1)OOOOO|
|11(2)43(8)
Hisato Sato28(4)|
|OO|
|O|
|3(0)31(4)
Makoto Hasebe27(1)|
|O|
|OOOOOOO|
|OO10(0)37(1)
Atsuto Uchida27(1)|
|OOOO|
|O|
|OO7(0)34(1)
Daisuke Matsui21(1)|
|O|
|O|
|OOOOO|
|O8(0)29(1)
Shinji Okazaki20(15)|
|OO|
|OO(1)OOOOOOO(1)OOOO(1)|
|15(3)35(18)
Yuto Nagatomo18(3)|
|OO|
|OOOOOOOOOOOOOO16(0)34(3)
Kisho Yano16(2)|
|OO|
|O|
|3(0)19(2)
Hideo Hashimoto13(0)|
|OO|
|2(0)15(0)
Koji Yamase12(5)|
|O|
|1(0)13(5)
Keisuke Honda11(3)|
|O(1)|
|OOOO(1)OO(1)OOOOO12(3)23(6)
Shinji Kagawa10(2)|
|O|
|OO|
|O(1)OOO7(1)17(3)
Shinzo Koroki10(0)|
|O|
|1(0)11(0)
Eiji Kawashima8(0)|
|OOOOOOO|
|O|
|8(0)16(0)
Ryoichi Maeda5(2)|
|OO2(0)7(2)
Yuhei Tokunaga5(0)|
|O|
|O|
|2(0)7(0)
Jungo Fujimoto4(0)|
|OO|
|2(0)6(0)
Naohiro Ishikawa4(0)|
|O|
|1(0)5(0)
Takayuki Morimoto2(1)|
|O|
|OOO|
|OO(2)O|
|7(2)9(3)
Mu Kanazaki1(0)OOO|
|O4(0)5(0)
Yuzo Kurihara1(0)|
|O|
|O|
|OO4(0)5(0)
Daiki Iwamasa1(0)|
|O|
|OO|
|3(0)4(0)
Takashi Inui1(0)O|
|O|
|2(0)3(0)
Shusaku Nishikawa1(0)|
|OO2(0)3(0)
Naoki Yamada1(0)O|
|1(0)2(0)
Sota Hirayama0(0)O(3)OOO|
|4(3)4(3)
Tomoaki Makino0(0)O|
|O|
|OO|
|4(0)4(0)
Hajime Hosogai0(0)|
|OO|
|O3(0)3(0)
Shuichi Gonda0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Naoya Kikuchi0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Maya Yoshida0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Kosuke Ota0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Kazuya Yamamura0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Takuji Yonemoto0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Yosuke Kashiwagi0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Kazuma Watanabe0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Kensuke Nagai0(0)O|
|1(0)1(0)
Mitsuru Nagata0(0)|
|O|
|1(0)1(0)
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi0(0)|
|O|
|1(0)1(0)

Goalscorers

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Player

! Goals

Keisuke Honda

| 3

Shinji Okazaki

| 3

Sota Hirayama

| 3

Yasuhito Endō

| 2

Marcus Tulio Tanaka

| 2

Keiji Tamada

| 2

Takayuki Morimoto

| 2

Shinji Kagawa

| 1

Total

! 18

References