Japan falls 0-3 to host Brazil in Confederations Cup opener
An early goal by Brazilian superstar Neymar proved to be the undoing of the Samurai Blue as Japan fell 3-0 to the host country in the opening game of the Confederations Cup on Saturday. Despite showing...
View ArticleZaccheroni says Samurai Blue only showed half their ability in loss against...
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni says that the Samurai Blue only showed half of what they are really capable of in their match against Brazil which the hosts won 3-0 at the first game of the...
View ArticleItaly’s coach says Japan has an edge in Confederations Cup clash
Italy’s coach Cesare Prandelli believes that his compatriot Alberto Zaccheroni, the coach of Japan’s men’s national football team, knows a lot about the Italian players and their game and this will...
View ArticleSamurai Blue must win against Italy to stay in Confederations Cup
While the pressure is off Japan, having already qualified for the World Cup 2014 finals in Brazil, there is still a desire to do well in the Confederations Cup, as they attempt to bounce back from the...
View ArticleJapan falls to Italy 4-3 as Confederations Cup dream ends
In truly heartbreaking fashion, Japan let go of an early two goal lead and succumbed to Italy, 4-3 in their Confederations Cup match, therefore ensuring that the Azzuri move on to the seminfinals while...
View ArticleLocal media hopes Japan will beef up for World Cup
Japan’s performance at the Confederations Cup in Brazil has worried media back home. The Samurai Blue’s back to back losses in the tournament have been unfavourable. But media says Japan should use the...
View ArticleJapan, Mexico play for pride in their final Confederations Cup match
Despite the fact that technically both Japan and Mexico are already eliminated from the Confederations Cup, the two teams will be playing for pride as they face each other in their final match in the...
View ArticleJapan finish Confederations Cup with 2-1 loss to Mexico
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez condemned Japan to a “point-less” end to the Asian champions’ Confederations Cup in Brazil with two second-half headers that saw Mexico overcome the Samurai...
View ArticleBrazilians in Japan hold their own protest in Tokyo
Brazilian citizens living in Japan held their own protest action in Tokyo on Sunday, in solidarity with the wave of demonstrations sweeping Brazil for the past week, in the middle of the ongoing...
View ArticleJapanese soccer star Keisuke Honda ready to play for a big club
Keisuke Honda will complete his four-year contract with CSKA Moscow this December and is said to be ready to take his football career to a more challenging stage by aiming to play for a big club. The...
View ArticleJapan’s 23-man squad for Confederations Cup released; Ghana, Guatemala join...
A day after Japan became the first country to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Samurai Blue named the same 23-man squad that drew with Australia Monday night to take part in the...
View ArticleJapan out for revenge against Iraq in next World Cup qualifier
Japan may have already qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with their draw with Australia last week, but that doesn’t mean they already plan to sit pretty. The Samurai Blue still have one more...
View ArticleShinji Kagawa aims to beef up Japan in the Confederations Cup
With only a few days remaining until the Confederations Cup, all eyes are on Shinji Kagawa. The Manchester United midfielder is expected to help the Japan side, which is set to play an opening game...
View ArticleSamurai Blue ends Iraq’s World Cup hopes with 1-0 win in Doha
They vowed to avenge the “Agony of Doha” defeat twenty years ago and the Samurai Blue did it in heart-stopping style. An 89th minute strike by Shinji Okazaki gave Japan a 1-0 victory over Iraq to close...
View ArticleSoccer superstar Pele warns Brazil about Japan
Football legend Pele has warned Brazil that they should not underestimate Japan’s Samurai Blue when they face each other at the opening match of the Confederations Cup in Rio de Janeiro. Even though he...
View ArticleShinji Kagawa values lessons from ‘tough games’
Midfielder Shinji Kagawa admitted that “playing hard until the final whistle and not giving up” are as important as “natural ability” in football. Kagawa said he is building on the “valuable...
View ArticleSamurai Blue faces Guatemala, Ghana in football friendly matches
While the rest of the national football teams concentrate on getting a finals spot for next year’s World Cup in Brazil in their respective qualifying matches, Japan will be playing friendly matches...
View ArticleZaccheroni names squad for football friendlies, downplays possible results
With some critics still calling for his head after a string of bad results for the Samurai Blue, Japan national football team coach Alberto Zaccheroni says the results of their next two friendly games...
View ArticleSamurai Blue coach believes Japan more confident for World Cup due to...
Samurai Blue coach Alberto Zaccheroni may have had a tough few months, coming under scrutiny because of Japan’s consecutive losses in friendly football matches, but he believes it is these difficult...
View ArticleJapanese striker looking for a World Cup quartefinal finish for Samurai Blue
It’s not enough that he has just become the highest-scoring Japanese football player in a single season in the Bundesliga. Japanese striker for German club Mainz Shinji Okazaki has set a high goal for...
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