Japan national football team in 2010
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.[1]
Record
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| International Friendly | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 East Asian Football Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 FIFA World Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 |
Goalscorers
| 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 |
Kits
          Japan 1st Kit
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     Japan 2nd Kit
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Schedule
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
| 6 January 2010 | Yemen  |
2 – 3 |  Japan |
Sana'a, Yemen |
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| 16:15 UTC+3 | Alaqel  13' Karama 39' |
(JFA Report) | Hirayama 42', 55', 80' |
Stadium: Ali Muhesen Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi (UAE) | ||
International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 2 February 2010 | Japan |
0 – 0 |  Venezuela |
Ōita, Japan |
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| 19:10 JST | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Kyushu Oil Dome Attendance: 27,009 Referee: Fan Qi (China PR) | ||||
2010 East Asian Football Championship
| 6 February 2010 | Japan |
0 – 0 |  China PR |
Tokyo, Japan |
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| 19:15 JST | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 25,964 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia) | ||||
2010 East Asian Football Championship
| 11 February 2010 | Japan |
3 – 0 |  Hong Kong |
Tokyo, Japan |
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| 19:15 JST | Tamada 41', 82' Tulio 65' |
(JFA Report) | Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Attendance: 16,368 Referee: Liang Zhao (China PR) | |||
2010 East Asian Football Championship
| 14 February 2010 | Japan |
1 – 3 |  South Korea |
Tokyo, Japan |
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| 19:15 JST | Endō 24' (pen.) |
(JFA Report) | D. Lee 33' (pen.) S. Lee 39' Kim 71' |
Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Attendance: 42,951 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia) | ||
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
| 3 March 2010 | Japan |
2 – 0 |  Bahrain |
Toyota, Japan |
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| 19:00 JST | Okazaki 36' Honda 90+2' |
(JFA Report) | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,042 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore) | |||
International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 7 April 2010 | Japan |
0 – 3 |  Serbia |
Osaka, Japan |
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| 19:20 JST | (JFA Report) | Mrđa 15', 23' Tomić 60' |
Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 46,270 Referee: Myung Yong Choi (Korea Rep) | |||
International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 24 May 2010 | Japan |
0 – 2 | South Korea |
Saitama, Japan |
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| 19:20 JST | (JFA Report) | J. Park 6' C. Park 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 57,873 Referee: Stuart Attwell (England) | |||
| 30 May 2010 | Japan |
1 – 2 |  England |
 Graz, Austria |
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| 14:15 UTC+2 | Tulio 7' |
(JFA Report) | Tulio 72' (o.g.) Nakazawa 83' (o.g.) |
Stadium: UPC-Arena Attendance: 15,326 Referee: Rene Eisner (Austria) | ||
| 4 June 2010 | Japan |
0 – 2 |  Ivory Coast |
 Sion, Switzerland |
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| 12:20 UTC+2 | (JFA Report) | Tulio 13' (o.g.) K. Touré 80' |
Stadium: Stade Tourbillon Attendance: 4,919 Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland) | |||
| 14 June 2010 | Japan |
1 – 0 |  Cameroon |
 Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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| 16:00 UTC+2 | Honda 39' |
(FIFA Report) | Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 30,620 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) | |||
| 19 June 2010 | Netherlands  |
1 – 0 | Japan |
Durban, South Africa |
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| 13:30 UTC+2 | Sneijder 53' |
(FIFA Report) | Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Attendance: 62,010 Referee: Hector Baldassi (Argentina) | |||
| 24 June 2010 | Denmark  |
1 – 3 | Japan |
Rustenburg, South Africa |
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| 20:30 UTC+2 | Tomasson 81' |
(FIFA Report) | Honda 17' Endō 30' Okazaki 87' |
Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance: 27,967 Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa) | ||
2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16
| 29 June 2010 | Paraguay  |
0 – 0 | Japan |
Pretoria, South Africa |
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| 16:00 UTC+2 | (FIFA Report) | Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 36,742 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) | ||||
International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 4 September 2010 | Japan |
1 – 0 | Paraguay |
Yokohama, Japan |
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| 19:20 JST | Kagawa 64' |
(JFA Report) | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 65,157 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) | |||
International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 7 September 2010 | Japan |
2 – 1 |  Guatemala |
Osaka, Japan |
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| 19:45 JST | Morimoto 12' 20' |
(JFA Report) | Rodríguez 22' |
Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 44,541 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) | ||
International Friendly (2010 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 8 October 2010 | Japan |
1 – 0 |  Argentina |
Saitama, Japan |
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| 19:50 JST | Okazaki 19' |
(JFA Report) | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 57,735 Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland) | |||
| 12 October 2010 | South Korea |
0 – 0 | Japan |
Seoul, South Korea |
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| 20:00 UTC+9 | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 62,503 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | ||||
Win
Draw
Loss
References
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