Japan Division 1 Actualités
19 Jun 2013 at 4:00pm
Italy deny Japan with late winner in Confederations Cup.
Italy came back from 2-0 down to edge Japan 4-3 in a close Confederations Cup encounter at Recife, Brazil, on Wednesday. It was Japan’s second loss in the group stage and means they cannot advance to the knockout stages. Brazil and Italy both have six points in Group A while Japan and Mexico have..
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19 Jun 2013 at 4:00pm
Match summary FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP Group A (At Recife, Brazil).
Italy 4, Japan 3Goals—HONDA Keisuke (21, pen), KAGAWA Shinji (33), OKAZAKI Shinji (69) for Japan. Daniele De Rossi (4), own goal [UCHIDA Atsuto] (50), Marco Balotelli (52 pen) and Sebastian Giovinco (86) for Italy.Cautions—Gianluigi BUFFON (Italy), Daniele DE ROSSI (Italy), HASEBE Makoto (Japan),...
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19 Jun 2013 at 4:00pm
Nadeshiko looking for win over New Zealand.
Nadeshiko Japan coach Sasaki Norio on Wednesday said his side is determined to beat New Zealand on Thursday in a Kirin Challenge Cup friendly at Best Amenity Stadium in Tosu. The game in Tosu is the first of three friendlies for the Nadeshiko. On Saturday, they will head to Europe for games again..
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19 Jun 2013 at 4:00pm
Men’s, women’s Futsal Japan squads named for Asian Indoor Martial Games.
The men’s and the women’s Futsal Japan squads to play in the Asian Indoor Martial Games in Incheon, Korea Republic, slated for June 26 to July 6, were named on Tuesday. The men’s team will play Saudi Arabia on June 27 and Turkmenistan on July 1 in the group stage. Both games will take place...
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19 Jun 2013 at 4:00pm
Zaccheroni praises players after defeat.
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni praised his players’ performance after a rollercoaster 4-3 defeat to Italy in their second group match of the FIFA Confederations Cup on Wednesday night in Recife, Brazil. Japan took a 2-0 lead after a penalty by Honda Keisuke and a volley from Kagawa Shinji before...
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