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England National Football Team Match No. 812

England 1 Japan 1  [1-0]

Tuesday, 1 June 2004

Japan Pre-Match

Match Summary and Report Team Records England  Pre-Match Japan  Pre-Match

 

Japan Squad
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G
Chano, Takayuki 23-Nov-1976 27 D JEF United Ichihara 2 0
Doi, Yoichi 25-Jul-1973 30 G FC Tokyo 1 0
Endo, Yasuhito 28-Jan-1980 24 M Gamba Osaka 18 2
Fujita, Toshiya 04-Oct-1971 32 M Jubilo Urawa 19 3
Fukunishi, Takashi  01-Sep-1976 27 M Jubilo Urawa 25 0
Inamoto, Junichi  18-Sep-1979 24 M Fulham FC, England 49 4
Kaji, Akira  13-Jan-1980 24 D FC Tokyo 6 0
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu  15-Aug-1975 28 G FC Nordsjælland, Norway 55 0
Kubo, Tatsuhiko  18-Jun-1976 27 F Yokohama Marinos 23 7
Miura, Atsuhiro  24-Jul-1974 29 D Tokyo Verdy 1969 20 1
Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu  07-Feb-1977 27 D Gamba Osaka 30 1
Motoyama, Masashi  20-Jun-1979 24 F Kashima Antlers 11 0
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G
Nakamura, Shunsuke  24-Jun-1978 25 M Reggina Calcio, Italy 35 9
Nakazawa, Yuji  25-Feb-1978 26 D

Yokohama Marinos

 16 2
Narazaki, Seigo  15-Apr-1976 28 G Nagoya Grampus Eight 43 0
Nishi, Norihiro  09-May-1980 24 M Jubilo Urawa 2 0
Norihiro Nishi withdraws from the squad through a knee injury on 28 May 2004
Ogasawara, Mitsuo  05-Apr-1979 25 M Kashima Antlers 20 1
Ono, Shinji  27-Sep-1979 24 M Feyenoord, Netherlands 40 3
Santos, Alessandro  20-Jul-1977 26 D Urawa Reds 31 4
Suzuki, Takayuki  05-Jun-1976 27 F Heusden-Zonlder, Belgium 30 4
Takahara, Naohiro  04-Jun-1979 23 F Hamburger SV, Germany 29 12
Naohiro Takahara withdraws from the squad through a long infection on 28 May 2004
Tamada, Keiji  11-Apr-1980 24 F Kashiwa Reysol 4 1
Tanaka, Makoto  08-Aug-1975 28 D Jubilo Iwata 2 0
Tsuboi, Keisuke  16-Sep-1979 24 D Urawa Reds 18 0
Yanagisawa, Atsushi  27-May-1977 26 F UC Sampdoria, Italy 41 12

Notes

Appearances above are inclusive of the first FA Summer Tournament between Japan and Iceland

Thursday, 20 May 2004 - Japan coach Zico named a 25-player squad for the friendly tournament against Iceland and England.  His one surprise was the exclusion of Hidetoshi Nakata, who was nursing a sore groin. 

Friday, 21 May 2004 - Naohiro Takahara is a major doubt after complaining of chest pains and is rushed to a Manchester hospital to undergo tests.  Norihiro Nishi has withdrawn because of a knee injury.  Shunsuke Nakamura, Toshiya Fujita and Tatsuhiko Fujita are all struggling with minor injuries.

Sunday, 30 May 2004 - Japan take on Iceland in the opening game of the FA Summer Tournament.  Japan win the game 3-2 with two goals from Tatsuhiko Kubo and an Alessandro Santos winning penalty.

Monday, 31 May 2004 - It has been confirmed by Doctors and Officials that Naohiro Takahara has a lung infection.  A relapse of a disorder that kept him out of the 2002 World Cup finals.

Japan Results
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Result H.T.
469 16-Oct-2002 Jamaica Nagai Stadium, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City T/C 1 1 HD [1-0]
470 20-Nov-2002 Argentina Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama-Ken T/C 0 2 HL [0-0]
471 29-Mar-2003 Uruguay Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo T/C 2 2 HD [1-2]
472 16-Apr-2003 South Korea Sangam World Cup Stadium, Seoul F 1 0 AW [0-0]
473 31-May-2003 South Korea Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo F 0 1 HL [0-0]
474 08-Jun-2003 Argentina Nagai Stadium, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City T/C 1 4 HL [0-2]
475 11-Jun-2003 Paraguay Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama-Ken T/C 0 0 HD [0-0]
476 18-Jun-2003 New Zealand Stade de France, St Denis, France CON 3 0 NW [1-0]
477 20-Jun-2003 France Le Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne, France CON 1 2 NL [0-1]
478 22-Jun-2003 Colombia Le Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne, France CON 0 1 NL [0-1]
479 20-Aug-2003 Nigeria Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo F 3 0 HW [2-0]
480 10-Sep-2003 Senegal Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Seigoro, Niigata-city, Niigata F 0 1 HL [0-1]
481 08-Oct-2003 Tunisia Stade de Novembre 7, Rades, Tunis F 1 0 HW [1-0]
482 12-Oct-2003 Romania Stadionul Lia Manoilu, Bucuresti F 1 1 AD [0-1]
483 19-Nov-2003 Cameroon Oita Stadium Big Eye, Matsuoka, Oita City, Oita F 0 0 HD [0-0]
484 03-Dec-2003 China Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo EAC 2 0 HW [1-0]
485 07-Dec-2003 South Korea International Stadium Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama city EAC 0 0 HD [0-0]
486 08-Feb-2004 Malaysia Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama-Ken EAC 4 0 HW [3-0]
487 12-Feb-2004 Iraq National Stadium, Tokyo F 2 0 HW [0-0]
488 18-Feb-2004 Oman Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama-Ken WCQ 1 0 HW [0-0]
489 31-Mar-2004 Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore WCQ 2 1 AW [1-0]
490 25-Apr-2004 Hungary Stadion ZTE, Zalaegerszeg F 2 3 AD [0-1]
491 28-Apr-2004 Czech Republic Toyota Arena, Praha F 1 0 AW [1-0]
492 30-May-2004 Iceland City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England T/C 3 2 NW [2 -1 ]

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