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  Emblem

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  Nickname(s)

  サムライ・ブルー

  (Samurai Blue)

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  Association

  Japan Football Association

  JFA

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  Confederation

  AFC

  Asia

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  FIFA code

  JPN

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  Appearances

  7

  first in 1998

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  Best result

  Round of 16

  2002, 2010, 2018, 2022

2002

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  Philippe Troussier

  Head Coach

  (France)

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  1. Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

  Goalkeeper

  Born - 15 August 1975

  Aged 26

  Caps 43

  Club - Portsmouth (England)

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  12. Seigo Narazaki

  Goalkeeper

  Born - 15 April 1976

  Aged 26

  Caps 15

  Club - Nagoya Grampus Eight

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  23. Hitoshi Sogahata

  Goalkeeper

  Born - 2 August 1979

  Aged 22

  Caps 1

  Club - Kashima Antlers

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  2. Yutaka Akita

  Defender

  Born - 6 August 1970

  Aged 31

  Caps 38

  Club - Kashima Antlers

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  3. Naoki Matsuda

  Defender

  Born - 14 March 1977

  Aged 25

  Caps 24

  Club - Yokohama F. Marinos

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  4. Ryuzo Morioka

  Defender

  Born - 7 October 1975

  Aged 26

  Caps 32

  Club - Shimizu S-Pulse

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  6. Toshihiro Hattori

  Defender

  Born - 23 September 1973

  Aged 28

  Caps 35

  Club - Júbilo Iwata

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  16. Kōji Nakata

  Defender

  Born - 9 July 1979

  Aged 22

  Caps 20

  Club - Kashima Antlers

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  17. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

  Defender

  Born - 7 February 1977

  Aged 25

  Caps 5

  Club - Gamba Osaka

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  5. Junichi Inamoto

  Midfielder

  Born - 18 September 1979

  Aged 22

  Caps 22

  Club - Arsenal (England)

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  7. Hidetoshi Nakata

  Midfielder

  Born - 22 January 1977

  Aged 25

  Caps 39

  Club - Parma (Italy)

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  8. Hiroaki Morishima

  Midfielder

  Born - 30 April 1972

  Aged 30

  Caps 57

  Club - Cerezo Osaka

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  14. Alex

  Midfielder

  Born - 20 July 1977

  Aged 24

  Caps 0

  Club - Shimizu S-Pulse

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  15. Takashi Fukunishi

  Midfielder

  Born - 1 September 1976

  Aged 25

  Caps 5

  Club - Júbilo Iwata

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  18. Shinji Ono

  Midfielder

  Born - 27 September 1979

  Aged 22

  Caps 21

  Club - Feyenoord (Netherlands)

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  19. Mitsuo Ogasawara

  Midfielder

  Born - 5 April 1979

  Aged 23

  Caps 0

  Club - Kashima Antlers

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  20. Tomokazu Myojin

  Midfielder

  Born - 24 January 1978

  Aged 24

  Caps 16

  Club - Kashiwa Reysol

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  21. Kazuyuki Toda

  Midfielder

  Born - 30 December 1977

  Aged 24

  Caps 10

  Club - Shimizu S-Pulse

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  22. Daisuke Ichikawa

  Midfielder

  Born - 14 May 1980

  Aged 22

  Caps 1

  Club - Shimizu S-Pulse

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  9. Akinori Nishizawa

  Forward

  Born - 18 June 1976

  Aged 25

  Caps 24

  Club - Cerezo Osaka

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  10. Masashi Nakayama

  Forward

  Born - 23 September 1967

  Aged 34

  Caps 47

  Club - Júbilo Iwata

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  11. Takayuki Suzuki

  Forward

  Born - 5 June 1976

  Aged 25

  Caps 10

  Club - Kashima Antlers

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  13. Atsushi Yanagisawa

  Forward

  Born - 27 May 1977

  Aged 25

  Caps 22

  Club - Kashima Antlers

1998

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  Takeshi Okada

  Head Coach

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  1. Nobuyuki Kojima

  Goalkeeper

  Born - 17 January 1966

  Aged 32

  Caps 5

  Club - Bellmare Hiratsuka

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  20. Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

  Goalkeeper

  Born - 15 August 1975

  Aged 22

  Caps 27

  Club - Yokohama Marinos

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  21. Seigo Narazaki

  Goalkeeper

  Born - 15 April 1976

  Aged 22

  Caps 2

  Club - Yokohama Flügels

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  2. Akira Narahashi

  Defender

  Born - 26 November 1971

  Aged 26

  Caps 29

  Club - Kashima Antlers

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  3. Naoki Soma

  Defender

  Born - 19 July 1971

  Aged 26

  Caps 50

  Club - Kashima Antlers

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  4. Masami Ihara

  Defender

  Born - 18 September 1967

  Aged 30

  Caps 116

  Club - Yokohama Marinos

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  5. Norio Omura

  Defender

  Born - 6 September 1969

  Aged 28

  Caps 31

  Club - Yokohama Marinos

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  16. Toshihide Saito

  Defender

  Born - 20 April 1973

  Aged 25

  Caps 14

  Club - Shimizu S-Pulse

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  17. Yutaka Akita

  Defender

  Born - 6 August 1970

  Aged 27

  Caps 27

  Club - Kashima Antlers

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  19. Eisuke Nakanishi

  Defender

  Born - 23 June 1973

  Aged 24

  Caps 7

  Club - JEF United Ichihara

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  6. Motohiro Yamaguchi

  Midfielder

  Born - 29 January 1969

  Aged 29

  Caps 56

  Club - Yokohama Flügels

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  7. Teruyoshi Ito

  Midfielder

  Born - 31 August 1974

  Aged 23

  Caps 2

  Club - Shimizu S-Pulse

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  8. Hidetoshi Nakata

  Midfielder

  Born - 22 January 1977

  Aged 21

  Caps 21

  Club - Bellmare Hiratsuka

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  10. Hiroshi Nanami

  Midfielder

  Born - 28 November 1972

  Aged 25

  Caps 44

  Club - Júbilo Iwata

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  11. Shinji Ono

  Midfielder

  Born - 27 September 1979

  Aged 18

  Caps 2

  Club - Urawa Red Diamonds

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  13. Toshihiro Hattori

  Midfielder

  Born - 23 September 1973

  Aged 24

  Caps 6

  Club - Júbilo Iwata

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  15. Hiroaki Morishima

  Midfielder

  Born - 30 April 1972

  Aged 26

  Caps 36

  Club - Cerezo Osaka

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  22. Takashi Hirano

  Midfielder

  Born - 15 July 1974

  Aged 23

  Caps 10

  Club - Nagoya Grampus Eight

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  9. Masashi Nakayama

  Forward

  Born - 23 September 1967

  Aged 30

  Caps 27

  Club - Júbilo Iwata

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  12. Wagner Lopes

  Forward

  Born - 29 January 1969

  Aged 29

  Caps 10

  Club - Bellmare Hiratsuka

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  14. Masayuki Okano

  Forward

  Born - 25 July 1972

  Aged 25

  Caps 25

  Club - Urawa Red Diamonds

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  18. Shoji Jo

  Forward

  Born - 17 June 1975

  Aged 22

  Caps 24

  Club - Yokohama Marinos