Japan will face fellow World Cup qualifier the United States in one of two September friendlies in Europe, the Japan Football Association said Tuesday. Japan, 23rd in the FIFA rankings, will take on the 15th-ranked United States on Sept. 23 in a country to be announced at a later date. The Americans have reached the
A controversial Neymar penalty kick was all that separated Japan and Brazil on Monday night, with the South American visitors coming away with a narrow 1-0 victory at a sold-out National Stadium in Tokyo. The Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against the reigning world No. 1 team was touted as a major test for the Samurai
Saitama– A video game with few repercussions left plenty in the method of questions as Japan overcame a first-half scare to draw 1-1 with Vietnam in their final World Cup qualifier, less than 8 months prior to the tournament is arranged to kick off in Qatar.With qualification having actually currently been protected in Thursdays away
