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Team History
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First International:
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Japan 0 - 5 China (Tokyo, Japan; May 9, 1917)
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Largest win:
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Japan 15 - 0 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967)
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Worst defeat:
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Japan 2 - 15 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917)
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World Cup
Appearances:
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3 (First in 1998) Best result Round 2, 2002
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AFC Asian Cup
Appearances:
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5 (First in 1988) Best result Winners, 1992, 2000, 2004
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World Cup Record:
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1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Did not enter
1938 - Withdrew
1950 - Did not enter
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - Did not enter
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Did not enter
1970 to 1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Round 2
2006 - Qualified
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Current Notable Players:
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Alex Junichi Inamoto, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Hidetoshi Nakata, Shunsuke Nakamura, Shinji Ono, Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (current captain), Robert Cullen, Wagner Lopes, Mike Havenaar
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