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The Japan national football team in 2014, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, compete in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in amongst international friendly matches both at home and abroad, as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Greece survived the dismissal of captain Konstantinos Katsouranis to eke out a goalless draw with Japan that keeps both teams in with a chance of progressing...
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007.
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Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first ever goal in a World Cup match against Jamaica on 26 June 1998 in a 2–1 defeat. Keisuke Honda became the first Japanese player to score in three world cups: 2010, 2014, 2018. Japan made their seventh and most recent appearance at the finals at the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
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Apr 13, 2018 · Two goals in two second-half minutes saw Côte d'Ivoire overturn an early deficit and open their 2014 FIFA World Cup™ account with a 2-1 win over Asian champi...
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James Rodriguez: the breakout star of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Take a look back at the Colombian's delightful chip against Japan at Brazil 2014.
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May 22, 2014 · Fifa World Cup 2014: Japan team profile. A profile of the Japan team ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Japan were the first team to qualify for the tournament, doing so in June...
