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Japan U23

Japan national under-23 football team

Tōkyō (Tokyo)Asian Games Coach: OiwaStadium: National Olympic Stadium (57363)

07 Oct 2023

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No shots on goal, 3 offsides: Havertz underperforms as Germany suffers shock defeat to Japan

No shots on goal, 3 offsides: Havertz underperforms as Germany suffers shock defeat to Japan

Kai Havertz and his Germany side suffered a shocking 2-1 defeat to Japan at the World Cup earlier in the day. Havertz barely influenced the game for the four-time world champions as they crumbled to a stubborn Japanese side.

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Rudiger's famous run doesn't help as Germany suffer shocking defeat to Japan

Rudiger's famous run doesn't help as Germany suffer shocking defeat to Japan

Germany started their 2022 World Cup campaign with a shocking defeat at the hands of Japan. Real Madrid's defender Antonio Rudiger played full 90 minutes and had a decent performance.

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Injury scare for Tomiyasu as Japan stun Germany in Qatar

Injury scare for Tomiyasu as Japan stun Germany in Qatar

Takehiro Tomiyasu overcame an injury scare in Japan's surprise 2-1 victory over Germany at the World Cup in Qatar.The Arsenal defender appeared to be struggling in the closing stages of the game but played on till the final whistle.

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One Real Madrid player starts for Spain in World Cup match v Costa Rica

One Real Madrid player starts for Spain in World Cup match v Costa Rica

Spain have already released their starting XI for their opening 2022 World Cup game against Costa Rica. It features one player from Real Madrid in Marco Asensio, who is expected to play in the false nine role.

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5 Barca players start for Spain in World Cup match v Costa Rica

5 Barca players start for Spain in World Cup match v Costa Rica

Spain have already released their starting XI for their opening 2022 World Cup game against Costa Rica. It features five players from Barcelona in Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Pedri, Gavi and Ferran Torres.

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Why Havertz and teammates covered their mouths before kick-off in WC game: Explained

Why Havertz and teammates covered their mouths before kick-off in WC game: Explained

Kai Havertz and the rest of the Germany national team were pictured with their mouths covered just before kick-off in their World Cup game against Japan. The pose was done in protest of FIFA banning national team captains from wearing the one love armbands - in support of the LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.

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World Cup starts today: a look at when 15 Chelsea players can play first games in Qatar

World Cup starts today: a look at when 15 Chelsea players can play first games in Qatar

The World Cup starts today, November 20, with hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador.No Chelsea player will be involved in that game - but there will be plenty of Blues in action starting from Monday, November 21.

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Pedri no. 26, Asensio no. 10 and more: Spain's World Cup jersey numbers unveiled

Pedri no. 26, Asensio no. 10 and more: Spain's World Cup jersey numbers unveiled

Spain have unveiled the players' jersey numbers for the upcoming World Cup.There are some surprises here.

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Tomiyasu named in Japan's 26-man World Cup squad

Tomiyasu named in Japan's 26-man World Cup squad

Japan have named Takehiro Tomiyasu in its 26-man World Cup squad. The 24-year-old picked up an injury in the Europa League victory over FC Zurich last week but should be available to feature in the tournament.

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Reiss Nelson eager to stay at Arsenal & 3 more latest under-radar stories

Reiss Nelson eager to stay at Arsenal & 3 more latest under-radar stories

Monza players pay tribute to MariAC Monza players wore shirts with the message 'Torna Presto Pablo' (Come back soon, Pablo) as they walked onto the pitch ahead of their Serie A clash vs Bologna. They also observed a minute's silence for the trauma Pablo Mari and his family went through, in addition to the others who lost their lives in the supermarket attack.

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Tomiyasu withdraws from Japan squad due to 'club circumstances'

Tomiyasu withdraws from Japan squad due to 'club circumstances'

The Japan football association have confirmed that Takehiro Tomiyasu has withdrawn from their squad for the upcoming international games.They said in a statement: “We would like to inform you that defender TOMIYASU Takehiro (Arsenal) will be withdrawing from the SAMURAI BLUE ahead of the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2022 Ecuador National Team match on September 27th due to club circumstances.

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Barcelona pick Goal of the Season and 3 more under-radar stories of the day

Barcelona pick Goal of the Season and 3 more under-radar stories of the day

Barcelona pick Goal of the SeasonIt's Pedri's fabulous strike against Sevilla.This goal also won the La Liga Goal of the Season prize.

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Japan manager Moriyasu: ‘We will ask Andres Iniesta how to beat Spain’

Japan manager Moriyasu: ‘We will ask Andres Iniesta how to beat Spain’

After witnessing Japan get placed in the same group as Spain and Germany for the Qatar World Cup, Japanese manager Hajime Moriyasu said: “We will ask Iniesta how to beat Spain.“In Japan there are many Spanish players who choose the country as a destination to play.

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Japan's Road To 2022 FIFA World Cup

Japan's Road To 2022 FIFA World Cup

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is set to be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022. This one will be the first World Cup ever to be hosted in the Arab world, and the second World Cup to be held exclusively in Asia.

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World’s oldest professional player Kazu Miura joins the 15th team of his career, he’ll turn 55 next month

World’s oldest professional player Kazu Miura joins the 15th team of his career, he’ll turn 55 next month

Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura, 54, is the world's oldest professional player and has just joined Suzuka Point Getters on loan. He turns 55 in February and has joined the 15th team of his career, which is incidentally managed by his brother Yasutoshi.

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The Origin of Japanese Youth Soccer

The Origin of Japanese Youth Soccer

The culture of sports in Japan is quite serious and broad. There are high levels of competition in many different sports like baseball, martial arts, and, surprisingly, soccer.

2 years ago

Messi shortlisted for 2021 IFFHS Best Playmaker award, one Barca player in

Messi shortlisted for 2021 IFFHS Best Playmaker award, one Barca player in

Leo Messi has been nominated for the 2021 IFFHS (The International Federation of Football History and Statistics) Men's World Best Playmaker award.Pedri has also made the 15-man list!1.

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NEW: FIFA’s Top 40 national football teams in the world have been revealed

NEW: FIFA’s Top 40 national football teams in the world have been revealed

FIFA have updated their world rankings – here's how things stand in October 2021.Perhaps the most surprising things about this list are that Mexico and Denmark are both in the top 10 while the Netherlands and Germany are just 11th and 12th respectively.

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Van Dijk, Firmino and 2 more: Klopp provides fitness update after international break

Van Dijk, Firmino and 2 more: Klopp provides fitness update after international break

Liverpool were hit with a number of injury concerns after the recent round fixtures with Roberto Firmino, Takumi Minamino and Virgil van Dijk all picking up injuries or injury scares. Klopp has now provided an update on the trio, telling liverpoolfc.

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Mbappe could stay at PSG this summer & 3 other big stories you might've missed

Mbappe could stay at PSG this summer & 3 other big stories you might've missed

Mbappe to stay at PSGLe Parisien claim that Kylian Mbappe will stay at Paris Saint-Germain for the 2021/22 season as he feels happy there. He still doesn't plan to extend his contract, though.

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About the team

Pedri becomes European player with most appearances in 2020/21 season

Pedri becomes European player with most appearances in 2020/21 season

No player in Europe has made more appearances than Pedri in the 2020/21 season, except for Man United's Bruno Fernandes, as per MARCA.The 18-year-old midfielder has just equalled Bruno Fernandes' record of 72 fixtures played in a single season as he started the game against Japan at the Olympics.

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Fabrizio Romano believes Mbappe will end up at Real Madrid & 3 other under-radar stories

Fabrizio Romano believes Mbappe will end up at Real Madrid & 3 other under-radar stories

Fabrizio Romano believes Mbappe will end at Real Madrid"Where do I think Kylian Mbappe will play in 2 years? I go with Real Madrid, but this is not news, just my personal opinion," the reliable Fabrizio Romano has said on Twitch.Kubo to leave on loan to La Liga clubThe plan is for Takefusa Kubo to join a La Liga side on loan for the 2021/22 season, MadridistaReal claim.

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Carvajal talks favourite Real Madrid memory & 3 more big stories you might've missed

Carvajal talks favourite Real Madrid memory & 3 more big stories you might've missed

Carvajal talks favourite Real Madrid memoryIn his recent interview, Dani Carvajal revealed that his favourite Real Madrid memory was winning the club's 10th Champions League trophy in 2014.Alaba stunned by UCL questionTalking to Diario AS, David Alaba was asked who scored the winning goal in the final that brought the club their 7th trophy.

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'No way we want to sell our own Messi!': Global Madridistas react to Kubo's outstanding Olympic performance

'No way we want to sell our own Messi!': Global Madridistas react to Kubo's outstanding Olympic performance

3 goals in 3 games, two against France and Mexico – Takefusa Kubo has arguably been the Olympic Games' best performer so far.Given his decent La Liga campaign, some Madridistas badly want Carlo Ancelotti to finally give some game time to the 20-year-old.

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Asensio saves game for Spain & 3 more big stories you might've missed

Asensio saves game for Spain & 3 more big stories you might've missed

Asensio saves game for SpainMarco Asensio was left on the bench against Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Real Madrid forward was subbed on in the 68th minute and went on to provide the game-winning assist.

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Kubo strikes again as Japan beat Mexico at Olympics: illustrated in 6 pics

Kubo strikes again as Japan beat Mexico at Olympics: illustrated in 6 pics

Takefusa Kubo has scored a great team goal early during the Mexico clash at the Olympic Games.The Japanese tapped the ball in with one touch after a low cross into the box.

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Kubo wins match for Japan with inch-perfect Robben-esque goal

Kubo wins match for Japan with inch-perfect Robben-esque goal

Takefusa Kubo is in great form and he doesn't look like stopping. Most recently, the Real Madrid youngster scored the match-winning goal in Japan's opening match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics against South Africa.

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Pedri appears to be dead tired during Spain friendly, comes on and saves game minutes later

Pedri appears to be dead tired during Spain friendly, comes on and saves game minutes later

All that game time seems to be taking its toll on Pedri. During Spain's friendly against Japan, the cameras captured the 18-year-old seemingly sleeping on the bench.

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Eric Garcia aims for gold as he's set to represent Spain at Tokyo Olympics

Eric Garcia aims for gold as he's set to represent Spain at Tokyo Olympics

In his recent interview, Barcelona defender Eric Garcia has revealed that he wants to win the gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Spain. "I hope we can make a spectacular group.

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Takefusa Kubo surprises defenders with FOUR nutmegs in 2 seconds

Takefusa Kubo surprises defenders with FOUR nutmegs in 2 seconds

Takefusa Kubo scored a rare goal on international duty as Japan U-23 beat Jamaica peers 4-0 in a friendly on Saturday morning.In the 32nd minute, the Real Madrid winger cut inside from the left and unleashed a powerful strike that passed through the legs of 3 defenders and a goalkeeper before hitting the back of the net.

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'That's something I've never seen before': Fans amazed as Takefusa Kubo scores 4-man nutmeg goal on international duty

'That's something I've never seen before': Fans amazed as Takefusa Kubo scores 4-man nutmeg goal on international duty

Takefusa Kubo scored a rare goal on international duty as Japan U-23 beat Jamaica peers 4-0 in a friendly on Saturday morning.In the 32nd minute, the Real Madrid winger cut inside from the left and unleashed a powerful strike that passed through the legs of 3 defenders and a goalkeeper before hitting the back of the net.

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Asian Games Table

Asian Games

Group A

Team

PM

1

73

2

43

3

43

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13

Group B

Team

PM

1

73

2

Saudi Arabia U23

73

3

33

4

03

Group C

Team

PM

1

62

2

02

3

Afghanistan U23

00

4

00

Group D

Team

PM

1

62

2

12

3

12

Group E

Team

PM

1

Korea Republic U23

93

2

23

3

23

4

23

Group F

Team

PM

1

93

2

33

3

33

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33

Goals

RC

YC

Player		G
Jeong	Korea Republic U23	8
Mohammed Maran	Saudi Arabia U23	5
Young-Wook Young-Wook Cho	Korea Republic U23	4
Kotaro Uchino	Japan U23	4
Shota Hino	Japan U23	3

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