Japan national football team in 2006
This page records the details of the Japan national football team in 2006. [1]
Schedule
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Japan scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10 | AT&T Park, San Francisco (A) |  United States |
2-3 | Friendly | Maki  60' Nakazawa 90+2' |
| February 18 | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi (H) |  Finland |
2-0 | Friendly | Kubo 48' Ogasawara 57' |
| February 22 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (H) |  India |
6-0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Ono 32' Maki 58' Fukunishi 68' Kubo 79' 90+3' Sato 83' |
| February 28 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (N) |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2-2 | Friendly | Takahara 45' Nakata 90+5' |
| March 30 | Ōita Stadium, Ōita (H) |  Ecuador |
1-0 | Friendly | Sato 85' |
| May 9 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka (H) |  Bulgaria |
1-2 | Kirin Cup 2006 | Maki 76' |
| May 13 | Saitama Stadium, Saitama (H) |  Scotland |
0-0 | Kirin Cup 2006 | |
| May 30 | BayArena, Leverkusen (A) |  Germany |
2-2 | Friendly | Takahara 57' 65' |
| June 4 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf (N) |  Malta |
1-0 | Friendly | Tamada 2' |
| June 12 | Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern (N) |  Australia |
1-3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Group stage | Nakamura 26' |
| June 18 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg (N) |  Croatia |
0-0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Group stage | |
| June 22 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (N) |  Brazil |
1-4 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Group stage | Tamada 34' |
| August 9 | National Stadium, Tokyo (H) |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2-0 | Friendly | Alessandro dos Santos 17' 22' |
| August 16 | Niigata Stadium, Niigata (H) |  Yemen |
2-0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Abe 70' Sato 90+1' |
| September 3 | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah (A) |  Saudi Arabia |
0-1 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| September 6 | Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a (A) | Yemen |
1-0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Ganaha 90+1' |
| October 4 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (H) |  Ghana |
0-1 | Friendly | |
| October 11 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (A) | India |
3-0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Bando 23' 44' K.Nakamura 82' |
| November 15 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo (H) | Saudi Arabia |
3-1 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Tulio 20' Ganaha 29' 50' |
Top goal scorers for 2006
| Rank | Name | Position | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seiichiro Maki | FW | 3 |
| Tatsuhiko Kubo | FW | ||
| Hisato Sato | FW | ||
| Naohiro Takahara | FW | ||
| Kazuki Ganaha | FW | ||
| 6 | Keiji Tamada | FW | 2 |
| Ryuji Bando | FW | ||
| Alessandro dos Santos | MF | ||
| 9 | 9 players | 1 |
Manager
- The manager was Zico up to 2006 World Cup, and it was Ivica Osim afterwards.
Kits
          Japan 1st Kit
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     Japan 2nd Kit
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References
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