Japan national football team in 2013

The Japan national football team in 2013, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, competed in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup and the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, in amongst international friendly matches both at home and abroad, as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Record

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
International Friendly	10	5	1	4	18	15
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	3	1	1	1	3	3
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	3	0	0	3	4	9
2013 EAFF East Asian Cup	3	2	1	0	8	6
Total	19	8	3	8	33	33

Goalscorers

Player	International Friendly	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	2013 EAFF East Asian Cup	Goals
Keisuke Honda	6	1	1	0	8
Shinji Okazaki	4	1	2	0	7
Shinji Kagawa	2	1	1	0	4
Yoichiro Kakitani	1	0	0	3	4
Yuya Osako	1	0	0	2	3
Masato Kudo	1	0	0	1	2
Yasuhito Endō	2	0	0	0	2
Yuzo Kurihara	0	0	0	1	1
Manabu Saitō	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Havenaar	1	0	0	0	1

Kits

Japan 1st Kit

2014 1st Kit

Japan 2nd Kit

Schedule

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

Japan v Latvia

6 February 2013	Japan	3 – 0	Latvia	Hyōgo, Japan
19:20 JST	Okazaki  41', 61' Honda  60'	(JFA Report)		Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe Attendance: 28,607 Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

International Friendly

Japan v Canada

22 March 2013	Japan	2 – 1	Canada	Doha, Qatar
19:05 UTC+3	Okazaki  10' Havenaar  74'	(JFA Report)	Haber  58'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

Jordan v Japan

26 March 2013	Jordan	2 – 1	Japan	Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3	Attiah  45+1' Hayel  60'	(FIFA Report)	Kagawa  69'	Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

Japan v Bulgaria

30 May 2013	Japan	0 – 2	Bulgaria	Aichi, Japan
19:20 JST		(JFA Report)	Manolev  3' Hasebe  70' (o.g.)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 41,353 Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

Japan v Australia

4 June 2013	Japan	1 – 1	Australia	Saitama, Japan
19:34 JST	Honda  90+1' (pen.)	(FIFA Report)	Oar  82'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 62,172 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

Iraq v Japan

11 June 2013	Iraq	0 – 1	Japan	Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3		(FIFA Report)	Okazaki  89'	Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Brazil v Japan

15 June 2013	Brazil	3 – 0	Japan	Brasília, Brazil
16:00 UTC-3	Neymar  3' Paulinho  48' Jô  90+3'	(FIFA Report)		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 67,423 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Italy v Japan

19 June 2013	Italy	4 – 3	Japan	Recife, Brazil
19:00 UTC-3	De Rossi  41' Uchida  50' (o.g.) Balotelli  52' (pen.) Giovinco  86'	(FIFA Report)	Honda  21' (pen.) Kagawa  33' Okazaki  69'	Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 40,489 Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Japan v Mexico

22 June 2013	Japan	1 – 2	Mexico	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
16:00 UTC-3	Okazaki  86'	(FIFA Report)	Hernández  54', 66'	Stadium: Estádio Mineirão Attendance: 52,690 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Japan v China PR

21 July 2013	Japan	3 – 3	China PR	Seoul, South Korea
21:00 UTC+9	Kurihara  32' Kakitani  59' Kudo  60'	EAFF Report	Wang Yongpo  4' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Sun Ke  86'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Japan v Australia

25 July 2013	Japan	3 – 2	Australia	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Saitō  25' Osako  55', 79'	EAFF Report	Duke  75' Juric  78'	Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

South Korea v Japan

28 July 2013	South Korea	1 – 2	Japan	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Yun  33'	EAFF Report	Kakitani  24', 90+1'	Stadium: Jamsil Olympic Stadium Attendance: 47,258 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

Japan v Uruguay

14 August 2013	Japan	2 – 4	Uruguay	Miyagi, Japan
19:20 JST	Kagawa  55' Honda  72'	JFA Report	Forlán  26', 29' Suárez  53' González  59'	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 45,883 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

Japan v Guatemala

6 September 2013	Japan	3 – 0	Guatemala	Osaka, Japan
19:25 JST	Honda  51' Kudo  69' Endō  76'	JFA Report		Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 46,244 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

International Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2013)

Japan v Ghana

10 September 2013	Japan	3 – 1	Ghana	Yokohama, Japan
19:20 JST	Kagawa  50' Endō  64' Honda  71'	JFA Report	Acheampong  23'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 64,525 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

International Friendly

Serbia v Japan

11 October 2013	Serbia	2 – 0	Japan	Novi Sad, Serbia
17:30 UTC+2	Tadić  59' Jojić  90+1'			Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

International Friendly

Belarus v Japan

15 October 2013	Belarus	1 – 0	Japan	Zhodino, Belarus
15:15 UTC+3	Tsiharow  44'			Stadium: Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)

International Friendly

Japan v Netherlands

16 November 2013	Japan	2 – 2	Netherlands	Genk, Belgium
13:15 UTC+1	Osako  44' Honda  60'	JFA Report	Van der Vaart  12' Robben  38'	Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 13,616 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

International Friendly

Belgium v Japan

19 November 2013	Belgium	2 – 3	Japan	Brussels, Belgium
21:00 UTC+1	Mirallas  15' Alderweireld  79'	Report	Kakitani  37' Honda  53' Okazaki  63'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

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