2013 Japan national football team

The Japan national football team in 2013, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, competed in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup and the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, in amongst international friendly matches both at home and abroad, as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Record
Competition GP W D L GF GA
International Friendly 10 5 1 4 18 15
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 1 1 1 3 3
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 3 0 0 3 4 9
2013 EAFF East Asian Cup 3 2 1 0 8 6
Total 19 8 3 8 33 33

Kits

Schedule

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

6 February Japan  3 – 0  Latvia Hyōgo, Japan
19:20 JST Okazaki  41', 61'
Honda  60'		 (JFA Report) Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 28,607
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

International Friendly

22 March Japan  2 – 1  Canada Doha, Qatar
19:05 UTC+3 Okazaki  10'
Havenaar  74'		 (JFA Report) Haber  58' Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

26 March Jordan  2 – 1  Japan Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3 Attiah  45+1'
Hayel  60'		 (FIFA Report) Kagawa  69' Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

30 May Japan  0 – 2  Bulgaria Aichi, Japan
19:20 JST (JFA Report) Manolev  3'
Hasebe  70' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 41,353
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

4 June Japan  1 – 1  Australia Saitama, Japan
19:34 JST Honda  90+1' (pen.) (FIFA Report) Oar  82' Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 62,172
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

11 June Iraq  0 – 1  Japan Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3 (FIFA Report) Okazaki  89' Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

15 June Brazil  3 – 0  Japan Brasília, Brazil
16:00 UTC-3 Neymar  3'
Paulinho  48'
Jô  90+3'		 (FIFA Report) Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 67,423
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

19 June Italy  4 – 3  Japan Recife, Brazil
19:00 UTC-3 De Rossi  41'
Uchida  50' (o.g.)
Balotelli  52' (pen.)
Giovinco  86'		 (FIFA Report) Honda  21' (pen.)
Kagawa  33'
Okazaki  69'		 Stadium: Arena Pernambuco
Attendance: 40,489
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

22 June Japan  1 – 2  Mexico Belo Horizonte, Brazil
16:00 UTC-3 Okazaki  86' (FIFA Report) Hernández  54', 66' Stadium: Estádio Mineirão
Attendance: 52,690
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

21 July Japan  3 – 3  China PR Seoul, South Korea
21:00 UTC+9 Kurihara  32'
Kakitani  59'
Kudo  60'		 EAFF Report Wang Yongpo  4' (pen.), 80' (pen.)
Sun Ke  86'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

25 July Japan  3 – 2  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Saitō  25'
Osako  55', 79'		 EAFF Report Duke  75'
Juric  78'		 Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 1,458
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

28 July South Korea  1 – 2  Japan Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Yun  33' EAFF Report Kakitani  24', 90+1' Stadium: Jamsil Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 47,258
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

14 August Japan  2 – 4  Uruguay Miyagi, Japan
19:20 JST Kagawa  55'
Honda  72'		 JFA Report Forlán  26', 29'
Suárez  53'
González  59'		 Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 45,883
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

6 September Japan  3 – 0  Guatemala Osaka, Japan
19:25 JST Honda  51'
Kudo  69'
Endō  76'		 JFA Report Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 46,244
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

10 September Japan  3 – 1  Ghana Yokohama, Japan
19:20 JST Kagawa  50'
Endō  64'
Honda  71'		 JFA Report Acheampong  23' Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 64,525
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

International Friendly

11 October Serbia  2 – 0  Japan Novi Sad, Serbia
17:30 UTC+2 Tadić  59'
Jojić  90+1'		 Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

International Friendly

15 October Belarus  1 – 0  Japan Zhodino, Belarus
15:15 UTC+3 Tsiharow  44' Stadium: Torpedo Stadium
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)

International Friendly

16 November Japan  2 – 2  Netherlands Genk, Belgium
13:15 UTC+1 Osako  44'
Honda  60'		 JFA Report Van der Vaart  12'
Robben  38'		 Stadium: Cristal Arena
Attendance: 13,616
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

International Friendly

19 November Belgium  2 – 3  Japan Brussels, Belgium
21:00 UTC+1 Mirallas  15'
Alderweireld  79'		 Report Kakitani  37'
Honda  53'
Okazaki  63'		 Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)


  Win   Draw   Loss

Players statistics
Player-201202.0603.2203.2605.3006.0406.1106.1506.1906.2207.2107.2507.2808.1409.0609.1010.1110.1511.1611.192013Total
Yasuhito Endo124(10)OOOOOOOOO---OO(1)O(1)OOOO16(2)140(12)
Yuichi Komano72(1)-OOO-----O-OO------6(0)78(1)
Kengo Nakamura63(6)-O-O-O-OO----------5(0)68(6)
Makoto Hasebe63(2)OOOOO-OO----OOOOOOO14(0)77(2)
Yasuyuki Konno63(1)O-OOOOOOO---OOOOOOO15(0)78(1)
Shinji Okazaki58(29)O(2)O(1)O-OO(1)OO(1)O(1)---OO-OOOO(1)14(7)72(36)
Yuto Nagatomo54(3)O--OOOOOO----OOOOO-12(0)66(3)
Atsuto Uchida52(1)OOOOO-OOO---O-OOOO-13(0)65(1)
Keisuke Honda40(12)O(1)---O(1)-OO(1)O---O(1)O(1)O(1)OOO(1)O(1)12(8)52(20)
Eiji Kawashima39(0)OOOOOOOOO---O-OOO-O14(0)53(0)
Shinji Kagawa37(12)OOO(1)OOOOO(1)O---O(1)OO(1)OOOO16(4)53(16)
Ryoichi Maeda24(10)OOOOOOOOO----------9(0)33(10)
Maya Yoshida22(2)OOOOO-OOO---OOOOOOO15(0)37(2)
Hajime Hosogai18(1)O--O-OO-O------O--O7(0)25(1)
Masahiko Inoha16(1)OO---O------O------4(0)20(1)
Yuzo Kurihara13(2)-O-OO---OO(1)OO-------7(1)20(3)
Hiroshi Kiyotake12(1)O-OOOOO------OOO-OO11(0)23(1)
Tomoaki Makino11(1)---------O-O--O----3(0)14(1)
Mike Havenaar9(3)-O(1)OOOO-O-------OO--8(1)17(4)
Shusaku Nishikawa8(0)---------O-O-O---O-4(0)12(0)
Hiroki Sakai7(0)-O-O-O-OO--------OO7(0)14(0)
Yuhei Tokunaga7(0)----------OO-------2(0)9(0)
Takashi Inui6(0)OOOO--O--------O---6(0)12(0)
Hideto Takahashi4(0)-----O---OO--------3(0)7(0)
Gotoku Sakai2(0)OOO---------OOO-OOO9(0)11(0)
Ryota Moriwaki2(0)----------O--------1(0)3(0)
Genki Haraguchi1(0)---------O-O-------2(0)3(0)
Shuichi Gonda1(0)----------O--------1(0)2(0)
Yoichiro Kakitani0(0)---------O(1)-O(2)OOOOOOO(1)9(4)9(4)
Hotaru Yamaguchi0(0)---------OOOO-O-OOO8(0)8(0)
Yuya Osako0(0)---------OO(2)--OO--O(1)O6(3)6(3)
Masato Morishige0(0)---------O-O-OO-O-O6(0)6(0)
Masato Kudo0(0)---------O(1)OO-O(1)-----4(2)4(2)
Manabu Saito0(0)---------OO(1)---O----3(1)3(1)
Toshihiro Aoyama0(0)---------O-O-O-----3(0)3(0)
Yohei Toyoda0(0)----------OOO------3(0)3(0)
Yuki Otsu0(0)OO-----------------2(0)2(0)
Yojiro Takahagi0(0)---------O-O-------2(0)2(0)
Hiroki Yamada0(0)----------OO-------2(0)2(0)
Daisuke Suzuki0(0)----------O--------1(0)1(0)
Kazuhiko Chiba0(0)----------O--------1(0)1(0)
Takahiro Ogihara0(0)----------O--------1(0)1(0)

Goalscorers
Player International Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Goals
Keisuke Honda 6 1 1 0 8
Shinji Okazaki 4 1 2 0 7
Shinji Kagawa 2 1 1 0 4
Yoichiro Kakitani 1 0 0 3 4
Yuya Osako 1 0 0 2 3
Masato Kudo 1 0 0 1 2
Yasuhito Endō 2 0 0 0 2
Yuzo Kurihara 0 0 0 1 1
Manabu Saitō 0 0 0 1 1
Mike Havenaar 1 0 0 0 1

References
  1. "2013日本代表スケジュール". Japan Football Association.
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