Japan coach Takeshi Okada says he has "no regrets" after his side's SA2010 dream was ended on penalties. With both Korean teams already eliminated, the Blue Samurai represented the entire Asian continent's hopes for a quarter final place, but were cruelly knocked out by Paraguay in Pretoria. With no goals in regular or extra time,…

World Cup 2010 - 1/8 Final highlights Paraguay 5-3 Japan highlights Venue Pretoria 29 June 2010 kick off:16:00 CET Live text commentary and video highlights will be available here 120 mins FULL-TIME Paraguay 0-0 Japan That's it. We're into penalty territory, shootout fans. Paraguay 5-3 Japan CARDOZO SCORES Paraguay are in the quarter-finals of the…

Japan star Keisuke Honda admits he is not satisfied with his sides accomplishments at the 2010 World Cup. Not expected to qualify for the Round of 16 by outsiders, the Blue Samurai have not surprised themselves by winning two of their three group stage matches (against Cameroon and Denmark) to finish behind Holland on the…

Japan coach Takeshi Okada insists his side has plenty more to show after a solid 3-1 victory over Denmark. The Blue Samurai were impressive in their performance against the Danes which enabled them to finish second in Group E and progress to the Round of 16. Okada, who targeted the semi-finals prior to the tournament,…

A brace of free kicks helped Japan ease into the 2nd Round and a meeting with Paraguay following a routine 3-1 victory over Denmark. Denmark: 1 Japan: 3 Venue: Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Crowd: 27,967 Officials Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Assistants: Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda), Enock Molefe (South Africa) Fourth official: Martin Hansson (Sweden) Yellow…

World Cup 2010 - Group E highlights Denmark 1-3 Japan highlights Venue Rustenburg 24 June 2010 kick off:20:30 CET FULL-TIME Denmark 1-3 Japan Impressive. Hugely impressive from Japan. They cruise into the second round on the back of a delightful performance, and Paraguay won't fancy facing them in this mood, I tell you. Click the…

Japan captain Makoto Hasebe says Takeshi Okada's men will give their all in their crucial final group game against Denmark. The 26-year-old revealed their coach had urged them to leave nothing to chance when they take to the pitch on Thursday in Rustenburg. Anything but a defeat would see Japan reach the knockout stage for…

Denmark coach Morten Olsen knows his side will come up against a tough Japanese outfit on Thursday night. The Danes need a win over the Blue Samurai to push through to the Round of 16 and Olsen is well aware that Takeshi Okada’s men will take a power of beating. “It is a decisive game…

World Cup 2010 - Group E highlights Netherlands 1-0 Japan highlights Venue Durban 19 June 2010 kick off: 13:30 CET FULL-TIME Netherlands 1-0 Japan The Netherlands have not exactly got going at this World Cup yet but they won't be complaining - they still have two wins out of two games. Netherlands v Japan line-ups…

Japan coach Takeshi Okada says Group E opponents Netherlands are "wonderful". The two countries meet in a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday in Durban. And Okada admits that the Blue Samurai are big underdogs in the match. "Tomorrow we will be playing against a wonderful team, which is one of the favourites for the title," he…

World Cup 2010 - Group E highlights Japan 1-0 Cameroon highlights Venue Bloemfontein 14 June 2010 kick off: 16:00 CET Full credit to Japan. They were well-organised, they defended well, and it would have been harsh if they'd conceded in last five minutes. For Cameroon: a lack of passion, a lack of effort, they didn't…

* Goalkeeper * 21 Eiji Kawashima * 1 Seigo Narazaki * 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi * Defender * 13 Daiki Iwamasa * 6 Atsuto Uchida * 15 Yasuyuki Konno * 5 Yuto Nagatomo * 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka * 3 Yuichi Komano * 22 Yuji Nakazawa * Midfielder * 14 Kengo Nakamura * 18 Keisuke Honda…

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