Articles tagged with "Japan"
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Mar 16th, 2006
Ecuador Coach Luis Suarez has announced the 18 players that will head to Japan later this month for the friendly match in Oita. ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Mar 15th, 2006
Brazil might be the best team in the world but it is Australia the attention of Japan coach Zico.
"We could reach the semi-finals, but beating ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Mar 14th, 2006
Coach Luis Suarez is back in Ecuador after gallivanting around Europe, checking in on some of the Ecuadorian players plying their trade (or convalescing) ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 14th, 2006
Japan striker Atsushi Yanagisawa hopes to impress at his old club Kashima Antlers and make the Japanese squad for this summer's World Cup finals in ...
Posted on: South Korea World Cup Team Blog by Johnny | Mar 14th, 2006
Fifa.com always has a few decent, neutral articles about upcoming games, and here's one regarding a quick run-down of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Japan, and ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 13th, 2006
Coach Zico must be a very brave man having said that Japan can upset the odds and reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 12th, 2006
Shinji Ono enjoyed a happy home return when his club Urawa Reds beat Jubilo Iwata 3-1 yesterday in front of 57,000 fans at the ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 11th, 2006
Here is a complete profile on Shinji Ono the versatile Japanese midfield player. Read it right here
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 9th, 2006
Yokohama and Japanese striker Tatsuhiko Kubo has suffered a new injury that could threaten Japan's World Cup preparations.
The 29-year-old who recently came back from a ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 7th, 2006
Coach Zico was 53 years old last Friday and his website team [at] Ziconarede had a special message for him.
"Coaching is not a task which ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 6th, 2006
Japan will play Malta in their final warm up match before this summer's World Cup finals.
The match against 119th-ranked Malta will be in ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 3rd, 2006
According to Japan's Daily Yomiuri, football (soccer) is the fifth best loved sports after the likes of baseball,marathons,ekiden or road relay races. However, 62% of ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 2nd, 2006
Hidetoshi Nakata is the best known Japanese football player in the World.
He was born on Jan 22 1977 in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Mar 2nd, 2006
Interesting comments from Socceroos chief Guus Hiddink today. The living genius talked to reporters in Holland where he is leading Australia through a bit ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Mar 1st, 2006
Japan the Asian champions showed signs of weakness in defence when they played Bosnia-Herzegovina in their 2-2 draw yesterday.
Coach Zico's men continue to concede goals ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 28th, 2006
What a great start to the next couple days of friendly football fever! Japan and Bosnia-Herzegovina finished in a 2-2 draw with Japan's Hidetoshi ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 27th, 2006
Well there you have it, the lack of international matches meant that Japan started the year where they ended last year. And that is being ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 25th, 2006
Coach Zico will have a full-strength Japan squad to pick from for next week's friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Dortmund.
He has drafted in eight Europe-based ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 23rd, 2006
Shinji Ono the Japanese midfielder got the 100th goal of coach Zico's reign against India in the Asian Cup qualifier last Wednesday.
There had been ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 23rd, 2006
Japanese striker Atsushi Yanagisawa has cut short his stay with Italian club Messina and returned home to play for Kashima Antlers.
The 28 year old player ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 22nd, 2006
Defending champions Japan dished out a footballing lesson to India by trashing them 6-0 in the first qualifying match of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 22nd, 2006
Shinji Ono said he would like to score Japan’s 100th goal under coach Zico when the team play India in the Asian cup qualifier in ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 22nd, 2006
The kids next door stole our toys so we're in a grumpy mood this week. We don't have time for mere cautions so there ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Feb 21st, 2006
Ecuador have a mixed bag of five friendlies currently scheduled before the World Cup. Only two of the matches are against fellow 2006 Cup ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 20th, 2006
Japan coach Zico is a legend when you talk about the beautiful game. Recently he was discussing his team’s football boots after the friendly game ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 20th, 2006
This week we take a look at the group that many have called be called Brazil and the Other Guys. We would like nothing ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 19th, 2006
One of the busiest teams leading up to the World Cup is Japan. The Blues have scheduled nine friendlies before the tournament kicks off ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 18th, 2006
If you haven't seen the goal by Mitsuo Ogasawara from last night's friendly between Japan and Finland you really need to take a look at ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 18th, 2006
Japan continued their build up to the World Cup with a 2-0 convincing win over Finland in Shizuoka.
Injury-plagued striker Kubo, who made his long-awaited international ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by ShiLou | Feb 17th, 2006
Japan coach Zico is to scrap the 3-6-1 formation adopted against the United States when they play their next friendly against Finland in Shizuoka. That ...
