WORLD CUP: Colombia party on as Japan dumped out
GROUP C JAPAN 1-4 COLOMBIA TUESDAY 24TH JUNE – CUIABA Two distinct styles, only one winner. Colombia progressed to the last sixteen thanks in large part to James Rodriguez’ mesmerising second […]
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WORLD CUP: 10 man Greece park the bus to earn a draw against Japan
GROUP C JAPAN 0-0 GREECE THURSDAY 19TH JUNE – NATAL Greece fell down to ten men just before half time as Katsouranis got two bookings. But Japan lacked the enthusiasm […]
WORLD CUP: Samurai Blue overrun by Elephants
GROUP C IVORY COAST 2-1 JAPAN SUNDAY 15TH JUNE – RECIFE A below par Japan were ultimately undone by familiar deficiencies, namely their complete inability to defend cross balls, but […]
WORLD CUP PREVIEW: JAPAN
Japan are no longer the newcomers on the big stage. Having qualified for every world cup since their first appearance in France 98 Japan are starting to stamp themselves as […]
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES: Samurai Blue surge to double wins
Alberto Zaccheroni’s men continued their preparations for the 2014 World Cup with wins over Guatemala and Ghana during the international break. With four wins from their last five matches the […]
EAST ASIAN CUP: South Korea 1-2 Japan
South Korea 1-2 Japan Olympic Stadium, Seoul – Attendance – 47, 258 Yoichiro Kakitani scored twice on Sunday to defeat hosts South Korea and claim the East Asian Cup for Japan. […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Neymar starts the carnival
BRAZIL 3-0 JAPAN Poster-boy of the tournament, Neymar, kicked off the Confederations Cup in style with a stunning volley to opening the scoring in Brazil’s 3-0 win over Japan on […]
