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Features news coverage of Japan and its players, including match reports and general football news.

Highlights of World Cup 2010 Qualification: March 28 – April 2, 2009

By Daniel Chung on April 2nd, 2009.

Watch live World Cup qualifiers here. With the conclusion of FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers yesterday we move one step closer to determining which thirty-one other countries will be joining host South Africa to contest for the globe’s biggest sporting honor. A slew of matches across the world at all time zones really reinforces that…

USA Does Its Job, Gets 1-0 Victory Over Japan

By Brian Lomax on August 8th, 2008.

The United States of America got off to a great start at the Beijing Olympics, getting a great opening result in a 1-0 win over Japan. Stuart Holden scored for the US, who needed this win badly before playing the other 2 teams in its group, Nigeria and the Netherlands. Lets take a look at…

Japan 0-1 USA – Group B – Olympics – Live Blog

By Victor Li on August 7th, 2008.

Japan 0-1 USA (Holden 47′) Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin, China Thursday August 7 2008 Kickoff: 17:00 China Standard Time (UTC + 8 ) The United States defeated Japan in their opening round Olympic match in Group B. Soccerlens brought the action to you live (which meant 5 AM for those of us living in…

Top 5 Asian (AFC) Footballers

By Eddie Griffin on August 1st, 2008.

Up until the 2002 World Cup in South Korea/Japan, Asian football didn’t exactly get a great deal of attention. But, following South Korea’s run to the semifinals and Japan’s appearance in the final 16, the respect level for football in the region saw a great upswing. A growing number of Asian players have been able…