2013 Japan national football team
The Japan national football team in 2013, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, competed in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup and the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, in amongst international friendly matches both at home and abroad, as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Record
Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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International Friendly | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
2013 EAFF East Asian Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Total | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 33 |
Kits
Japan 2nd Kit
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Schedule
International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)
6 February | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3 – 0 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | Japan Hyōgo, Japan |
19:20 JST | Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 41', 61' Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
(JFA Report) | Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe Attendance: 28,607 Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea) |
22 March | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 2 – 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Qatar Doha, Qatar |
19:05 UTC+3 | Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Havenaar File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
(JFA Report) | Haber File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
26 March | Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg | 2 – 1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Jordan Amman, Jordan |
17:00 UTC+3 | Attiah File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Hayel File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
(FIFA Report) | Kagawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' | Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)
30 May | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 0 – 2 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | Japan Aichi, Japan |
19:20 JST | (JFA Report) | Manolev File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Hasebe File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 41,353 Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
4 June | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 1 – 1 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Japan Saitama, Japan |
19:34 JST | Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' (pen.) | (FIFA Report) | Oar File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 62,172 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
11 June | Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg | 0 – 1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Qatar Doha, Qatar |
17:30 UTC+3 | (FIFA Report) | Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
15 June | Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 3 – 0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Brazil Brasília, Brazil |
16:00 UTC-3 | Neymar File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Paulinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Jô File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' |
(FIFA Report) | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 67,423 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) |
19 June | Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 4 – 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Brazil Recife, Brazil |
19:00 UTC-3 | De Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Uchida File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (o.g.) Balotelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (pen.) Giovinco File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
(FIFA Report) | Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' (pen.) Kagawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 40,489 Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina) |
22 June | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 1 – 2 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | Brazil Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
16:00 UTC-3 | Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' | (FIFA Report) | Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 54', 66' | Stadium: Estádio Mineirão Attendance: 52,690 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
21 July | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3 – 3 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | South Korea Seoul, South Korea |
21:00 UTC+9 | Kurihara File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Kakitani File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Kudo File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
EAFF Report | Wang Yongpo File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Sun Ke File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
25 July | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3 – 2 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | South Korea Hwaseong, South Korea |
20:00 UTC+9 | Saitō File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Osako File:Soccerball shade.svg 55', 79' |
EAFF Report | Duke File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Juric File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR) |
28 July | South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg | 1 – 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | South Korea Seoul, South Korea |
20:00 UTC+9 | Yun File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' | EAFF Report | Kakitani File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 90+1' | Stadium: Jamsil Olympic Stadium Attendance: 47,258 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)
14 August | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 2 – 4 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Japan Miyagi, Japan |
19:20 JST | Kagawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
JFA Report | Forlán File:Soccerball shade.svg 26', 29' Suárez File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' González File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 45,883 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)
6 September | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3 – 0 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | Japan Osaka, Japan |
19:25 JST | Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Kudo File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Endō File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
JFA Report | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 46,244 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia) |
International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)
10 September | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3 – 1 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | Japan Yokohama, Japan |
19:20 JST | Kagawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Endō File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' |
JFA Report | Acheampong File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 64,525 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
11 October | Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 2 – 0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia |
17:30 UTC+2 | Tadić File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Jojić File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' |
Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey) |
15 October | Belarus File:Flag of Belarus.svg | 1 – 0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Belarus Zhodino, Belarus |
15:15 UTC+3 | Tsiharow File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | Stadium: Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania) |
16 November | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 2 – 2 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Belgium Genk, Belgium |
13:15 UTC+1 | Osako File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
JFA Report | Van der Vaart File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Robben File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' |
Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 13,616 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
19 November | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 2 – 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Belgium Brussels, Belgium |
21:00 UTC+1 | Mirallas File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Alderweireld File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report | Kakitani File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey) |
Win
Draw
Loss
Players statistics
Player | -2012 | 02.06 | 03.22 | 03.26 | 05.30 | 06.04 | 06.11 | 06.15 | 06.19 | 06.22 | 07.21 | 07.25 | 07.28 | 08.14 | 09.06 | 09.10 | 10.11 | 10.15 | 11.16 | 11.19 | 2013 | Total |
Yasuhito Endo | 124(10) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | O(1) | O(1) | O | O | O | O | 16(2) | 140(12) |
Yuichi Komano | 72(1) | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6(0) | 78(1) |
Kengo Nakamura | 63(6) | - | O | - | O | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5(0) | 68(6) |
Makoto Hasebe | 63(2) | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 14(0) | 77(2) |
Yasuyuki Konno | 63(1) | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 15(0) | 78(1) |
Shinji Okazaki | 58(29) | O(2) | O(1) | O | - | O | O(1) | O | O(1) | O(1) | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O(1) | 14(7) | 72(36) |
Yuto Nagatomo | 54(3) | O | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | - | 12(0) | 66(3) |
Atsuto Uchida | 52(1) | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | 13(0) | 65(1) |
Keisuke Honda | 40(12) | O(1) | - | - | - | O(1) | - | O | O(1) | O | - | - | - | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O | O | O(1) | O(1) | 12(8) | 52(20) |
Eiji Kawashima | 39(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | O | - | O | 14(0) | 53(0) |
Shinji Kagawa | 37(12) | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | - | - | - | O(1) | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | 16(4) | 53(16) |
Ryoichi Maeda | 24(10) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9(0) | 33(10) |
Maya Yoshida | 22(2) | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 15(0) | 37(2) |
Hajime Hosogai | 18(1) | O | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 7(0) | 25(1) |
Masahiko Inoha | 16(1) | O | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4(0) | 20(1) |
Yuzo Kurihara | 13(2) | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7(1) | 20(3) |
Hiroshi Kiyotake | 12(1) | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | O | O | 11(0) | 23(1) |
Tomoaki Makino | 11(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | 3(0) | 14(1) |
Mike Havenaar | 9(3) | - | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 8(1) | 17(4) |
Shusaku Nishikawa | 8(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | O | - | 4(0) | 12(0) |
Hiroki Sakai | 7(0) | - | O | - | O | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | 7(0) | 14(0) |
Yuhei Tokunaga | 7(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 9(0) |
Takashi Inui | 6(0) | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | 6(0) | 12(0) |
Hideto Takahashi | 4(0) | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3(0) | 7(0) |
Gotoku Sakai | 2(0) | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | 9(0) | 11(0) |
Ryota Moriwaki | 2(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 3(0) |
Genki Haraguchi | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
Shuichi Gonda | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 2(0) |
Yoichiro Kakitani | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | - | O(2) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | 9(4) | 9(4) |
Hotaru Yamaguchi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | - | O | - | O | O | O | 8(0) | 8(0) |
Yuya Osako | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O(2) | - | - | O | O | - | - | O(1) | O | 6(3) | 6(3) |
Masato Morishige | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | O | O | - | O | - | O | 6(0) | 6(0) |
Masato Kudo | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | O | - | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | 4(2) | 4(2) |
Manabu Saito | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O(1) | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | 3(1) | 3(1) |
Toshihiro Aoyama | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 3(0) | 3(0) |
Yohei Toyoda | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3(0) | 3(0) |
Yuki Otsu | 0(0) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
Yojiro Takahagi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
Hiroki Yamada | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
Daisuke Suzuki | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Kazuhiko Chiba | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Takahiro Ogihara | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Goalscorers
Player | International Friendly | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup | Goals |
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Keisuke Honda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Shinji Okazaki | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Shinji Kagawa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Yoichiro Kakitani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Yuya Osako | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Masato Kudo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Yasuhito Endō | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Yuzo Kurihara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Manabu Saitō | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mike Havenaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |