Sekine Hiroki (L) of Japan vies with Tameem Mansour Alabdulla of Qatar during the quarter-final match between Qatar and Japan at AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 football tournament in Doha, Qatar, April 25, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua) Hosoya Mao of Japan shoots during the quarter-final ma...
Starting players of China line up prior to the Group B football match between China and Japan of AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, April 16, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua) Starting players of Japan line up prior to the Group B football match betwe...
In a pinnacle clash of Olympic men's football, Japan U23 is brimming with confidence. As the leader of Group D, they have earned fans' expectations with solid defense and young talents. The midfield maestro Yamada Taro and forward Todo Kenji are undoubtedly the team's dual core, currently i...
Japan made its first appearance in the Asian Cup in 1988, where they were eliminated in the group stage following a draw with Iran and losses to South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The late 1980s saw concrete moves to professionalize the sport in Japan. JFA introduced a Specia...
Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, has congratulated Japan after the young Samurai Blue clinched their second AFC U23 Asian Cup title by defeating Uzbekistan 1-0 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. Both teams had alrea...
GMT 08:00 Choose your language: english Form table - Japan U16 GPWDLGFGA+/- home away total Head-to-head Japan U16 win80.00% 4 draw% 0 Japan U16 lose20.00% 1 Form table - Vietnam U16 GPWDLGFGA+/- home320121318 away201116-5
averaging 3.5 shots per game and maintaining a ball possession rate of over 65%, highlighting their attacking organization. In recent matches against opponents like Korea, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, although the goal count fluctuated slightly, their ball control stability remained solid, with an averag...