World Cup Football 2014 Brazil

Japan

Group: Group C
Coach: Alberto Zaccheroni

Squad

No. Player Position ClubAgeCaps
1 Eiji Kawashima Keeper Standard Liège3156
2 Atsuto Uchida Defender Schalke 042668
3 Gōtoku Sakai Defender VfB Stuttgart2312
4 Keisuke Honda Midfielder Milan2756
5 Yuto Nagatomo Defender Inter Milan2770
6 Masato Morishige Defender FC Tokyo2710
7 Yasuhito Endo Midfielder Gamba Osaka34144
8 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfielder 1. FC Nürnberg2425
9 Shinji Okazaki Forward Mainz 052876
10 Shinji Kagawa Midfielder Manchester United2557
11 Yoichiro Kakitani Forward Cerezo Osaka2412
12 Shusaku Nishikawa Keeper Urawa Red Diamonds2713
13 Yoshito Ōkubo Forward Kawasaki Frontale3257
14 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfielder Sanfrecce Hiroshima286
15 Yasuyuki Konno Defender Gamba Osaka3181
16 Hotaru Yamaguchi Midfielder Cerezo Osaka2312
17 Makoto Hasebe (captain) Midfielder 1. FC Nürnberg3078
18 Yuya Osako Forward 1860 Munich249
19 Masahiko Inoha Defender Júbilo Iwata3021
20 Manabu Saitō Forward Yokohama F. Marinos245
21 Hiroki Sakai Defender Hannover 962418
22 Maya Yoshida Defender Southampton2541
23 Shūichi Gonda Keeper FC Tokyo252

These details apply at the tournament start date (Thursday 12th June 2014).

Matches

Group Stage

  • Match 6. Sunday 15th June 2014, Recife, 02:00 BST
    Group C Match
    Côte d'Ivoire 2–1 Japan
    Côte d'Ivoire goals: Bony (64′), Gervinho (66′)
    Japan goal: Honda (16′)
    Coverage: ITV1

  • Match 22. Thursday 19th June 2014, Natal, 23:00 BST
    Group C Match
    Japan 0–0 Greece
    Coverage: BBC1

  • Match 37. Tuesday 24th June 2014, Cuiabá, 21:00 BST
    Group C Match
    Japan 1–4 Colombia
    Japan goal: Okazaki (45′+1)
    Colombia goals: Cuadrado (17′ penalty), Martínez (55′, 82′), Rodríguez (90′)
    Coverage: BBC3

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