Japan national football team

Japan
Nickname(s)	サムライ・ブルー; (Samurai Blue)
Association	Japan Football Association (JFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Hajime Moriyasu
Captain	Maya Yoshida
Most caps	Yasuhito Endō (152)
Top scorer	Kunishige Kamamoto (80)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	JPN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
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Highest	9 (March 1998)
Lowest	62 (December 1992)
First international
	[[File:{{{flag alias-1870}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–5 China ; (Tokyo; 9 May 1917)
Biggest win
	[[File:{{{flag alias-1870}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 15–0 Philippines [[File:{{{flag alias-1936}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]]; (Tokyo; 27 September 1967)
Biggest defeat
	[[File:{{{flag alias-1870}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 2–15 Philippines [[File:{{{flag alias-1912}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]]; (Tokyo; 10 May 1917)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1998)
Best result	Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018)
Asian Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
Copa América
Appearances	2 (first in 1999)
Best result	Group Stage (1999)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1995)
Best result	Runners-up (2001)
Medal record

The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan.

Most appearances

As of 1 February 2019^[4]

Most caps
#	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Yasuhito Endō	152	15	2002–2015
2	Masami Ihara	122	5	1988–1999
3	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi	116	0	1997–2010
	Yuto Nagatomo		3	2008–
	Shinji Okazaki		50	2008–
6	Makoto Hasebe	114	2	2006–2018
7	Yuji Nakazawa	110	17	1999–2010
8	Shunsuke Nakamura	98	24	2000–2010
8	Keisuke Honda	98	37	2008–
10	Shinji Kagawa	95	31	2008–
10	Maya Yoshida	95	10	2010–

As of 1 February 2019^[4]

Top goalscorers
#	Player	Goals	Caps	Career
1	Kunishige Kamamoto	80	84	1964–1977
2	Kazuyoshi Miura	55	89	1990–2000
3	Shinji Okazaki	50	116	2008–
4	Hiromi Hara	37	75	1978–1988
4	Keisuke Honda	37	98	2008–
6	Shinji Kagawa	31	95	2008–
7	Takuya Takagi	27	44	1992–1997
8	Kazushi Kimura	26	54	1979–1986
9	Shunsuke Nakamura	24	98	2000–2010
10	Naohiro Takahara	23	57	2000–2008

Far Eastern Championship Games logo in 1917
Japan playing Argentine club Racing de Córdoba at the 1981 President's Cup
A World Cup match vs. Argentina in Toulouse in 1998
A World Cup match vs. Belgium at Saitama Stadium 2002 on 4 June 2002
Japan against Brazil at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Japan national team vs Paraguay in 2008
Japanese players before match with Iran at 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Boeing 777-289 Samurai Blue Jet
Three Legged Mythological Bird found in Asian Art. Based on Korean Design.
Saitama Stadium 2002, where Japan usually plays in FIFA World Cup qualification

↑ 80 days to go Archived 2018-03-22 at the Wayback Machine – With 80 goals in 84 appearances, Kunishige Kamamoto is Japan's all-time leading goalscorer. (FIFA.com)
↑ "Japan National Football Team Results: 1910–1919". Football Japan. p. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
↑ Motoaki Inukai 「日本代表公式記録集2008」 Japan Football Association p.206
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Mamrud, Roberto. "Japan – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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