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June 19, 2006

Live Stories about JAPAN

Filed under: Team, Japan
  • Fool’s Balls Germany 2006 World Cup
    The 2006 FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament is held in Germany, … The official FIFA World Cup 2006 website is translated in 9 languages. … Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, …
  • Surprises at soccer World Cup (NZCity)
    Japan and Croatia Draw 0-0 in Group Match at Soccer?s World Cup (Bloomberg.com) June 18 (Bloomberg) ? Japan and Croatia played to a 0-0 draw at soccer?s World Cup, leaving both requiring a win from their final group match to retain a …
  • Japan save its World Cup hopes with a 0-0 vs Croatia
    Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi put in an inspired performance between the posts for Japan as the Asian champions kept their slim World Cup hopes alive with a 0-0 draw with Croatia in Nuremberg on Sunday. Zico?s side would have been the happier of …
  • France frustrated as Brazil advance
    Day ten of the FIFA World Cup produced contrasting fortunes for the last two world champions, while Japan and Croatia couldn?t be? Soccer, soccer everywhere ? some Germans seek escape from ubiquitous World Cup (SportingNews.com) …
  • World cup 2006 - kit sponsors
    Soccer World Cup Kit Sponsors. Adidas. Argentina; Germany; Spain; France; Trinidad & Tobago; Japan; Referee?s and Officials. Puma. Italy; Iran; Ivory Coast; Angola; Ghana; Czech Republic; Switzerland; Togo; Tunisia; Saudi Arabia; Poland …
  • World Cup: Nuts for Brazil
    To tell the truth, I didn’t see the Croatia/Japan game. … After Australia’s dramatic 3-1 win over Japan last week, … Their opening game of 2006 against Switzerland was a 0-0 yawnfest, … Technorati Tags: World Cup, Soccer.
  • Apparently this is what happens when you bet against Japan in
    If Japan had won, it would have been me buying 20 cokes. However, for the sake of goodwill, I think most of these cokes will be going back to the class is the form of prizes for best times in one of my many ESL games. …
  • Thoughts on the soccer so far…
    Well, it seems the soccer world cup is well underway - so who better to give … than someone half a world away who’s seen maybe an hour of play in total, … and how they beat Japan so spectacularly before losing to Brazil last night. …
  • Part-Time Lovers: Football And Its Match Officials
    These are some of the day-jobs held by the 23 men serving as referees at the 2006 World Cup. For most of its history, soccer ? like American football ? has avoided the professional referee. The approach reflects tradition, thriftiness, …
  • Miscellaneous post; Japanese TV, soccer and mold. I feel like a
    It is no wonder they live so long, most Japanese employees have a yearly health check … Next topic is soccer. It?s the world cup don?t you know! … For example during the Australia Japan game a Japanese player went down to a fair …

June 18, 2006

Live Stories about JAPAN

Filed under: Team, Japan
  • World Cup Experience #1 Australia vs Japan
    As you move around Berlin, everyone is wearing a soccer related outfit, … The World cup was already drawing a lot of ‘discussion time’ in the office, … I had an invitation to the embassy to watch the Australia Japan match, …
  • Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Learning to Hate Team Nike
    Its nice to think of the World Cup as the coming together of a … The Australia ? Japan game was a classic. 1-0 down until the 84th minute … And as for all the samba soccer stuff, they have one of the most vicious defenses around. …
  • Good news! ESPN’s World Cup ratings are up
    The daytime scheduling helps more viewers to see this World Cup as compared to the 2002 WC matches which was aired in the US in the middle of the night because the tournament was held in Japan and South Korea. …
  • Can I Please Have My Vioxx Back?!?!?
    And World Cup Fever. Thank God I speak Spanish, because I don’t have cable, … the plane to Japan last winter) said "Dude ? calling your Mom to play Soccer? … You never played soccer with his Mom. You won?t say that again in an hour. …
  • Big Moo
    A big moo goes out to Planet Japan listener Brian from Framingham, MA who sent me a DVD of a PBS special on cows! As soon as it arrived I watched it on the TV–what … Bar between World Cup soccer games…. Thank you so much Brian! …
  • The Cup Overfloweth With Opinions
    But even with all of this going on, my main focus still remains on soccer and the World Cup. It’s all I can think about and all I’m interested in. I allot most of my time to packing, studying and working but I’ve got a serious case of …
  • hitandrunstud @ 2006-06-17T23:21:00
    world cup fever, it’s totally eating away my hours of sleep. japan tomorrow. yay feel quite of a bum really, cos i’m not even exercising anything but my eyes, watching hockey/soccer matches. Essential yet appealed …
  • Carte Rouge, Africa Rising
    They are ranked #2 in the world after all, and so all eyes were set for some major Ghanaian blood to spilt … And that’s what makes the World Cup the best tournament there is. … Japan 1 Croatia 1. Brazil 2 Australia 1. France 1 Korea 2.
  • Office Office…..
    Well, I’m sittin’ here in livin’ room, enjoyin’ the Soccer World Cup match on TV, … I was offered by the Joint Committee to work in Japan but I denied ‘n’ made a stupid … In one of those meetings I’m gonna sign to work in Japan. .

June 13, 2006

World Cup Schedule and Result

Jun 12, 2006 - Final F AUS 3 : 1 JPN
Jun 13, 2006 - Final E USA 0 : 3 CZE
Jun 13, 2006 - Final E ITA 2 : 0 GHA
Jun 13, 2006 9:00pm G KOR - : - TOG
Jun 14, 2006 12:00am G FRA - : - SUI
Jun 14, 2006 3:00am F BRA - : - CRO

June 12, 2006

Live Stories about JAPAN

Filed under: Team, Japan
  • World Cup: I Want To Care…..Really I Do
    I am one of those people who only care about soccer when the World Cup rolls … in the 2002 Cup….but that tournament was held across the world in Japan and … For real World Cup blogging….go to World Cup Football 2006 - Germany …
  • Football World Cup: Economic Impact
    During ongoing World Cup 2006 German government, businesses, … to the national economy ? let up in tourism with a million soccer coming … Remember the experience the experience of the 2002 World Cup hosts Japan and South Korea. …
  • Brazil soccer coach explains plan for winning sixth World Cup
    Mario Jorge Zagallo, Brazil?s national soccer team manager, has told reporters how Brazil plans to win the ?hexa? (its sixth world cup) in the 2006 competition in Germany, according to reports reaching here. …
  • World Cup Soccer, Part #3
    Australian media says: "The match against Japan is Australia’s best chance for victory." Japanese media says: "The match … I guess if you looked at past results, and the amount of time they’ve had together as a team, Japan should win. …
  • World Cup Fever
    For the last couple of hours, I was crammed into the Lion’s Head with about a thousand Japanese people and 20 foreigners watching Japan’s first World Cup Game against Australia. I got an email earlier from Shige asking if I wanted to …
  • Soccer-who??
    In my opinion, there are several countries in this world where soccer could never … I find it hard to believe that US managed to hold the World Cup in 1994, … Australia is fighting against Japan tonight in World Cup 2006, as I type. …
  • 3-1 Socceroos Lead
    Technorati : 2006, Australia, Football, Germany, Japan, Soccer, Socceroos, Tim Cahill, World Cup Ice Rocket : 2006, Australia, Football, Germany, Japan, John Aloisi, Soccer, Socceroos, Tim Cahill, World Cup.
  • 2-1 Socceroos Lead
    Cahill is the first Aussie to score in a World Cup Final! Go Aussies! Technorati : 2006, Australia, Football, Germany, Japan, Soccer, Socceroos, Tim Cahill, World Cup Ice Rocket : 2006, Australia, Football, Germany, Japan, Soccer, …
  • World Cup Frenzy
    If you one of the millions who have caught World Cup fever, then you already know that tonight the Australians are playing against the Japanese (is there any country that doesn’t have a soccer team?). Needless to say the Australians are …
  • 1-1 Socceroos Level
    Technorati : 2006, Australia, Football, Germany, Japan, Soccer, Socceroos, Tim Cahill, World Cup Ice Rocket : 2006, Australia, Football, Germany, Japan, Soccer, Socceroos, Tim Cahill, World Cup.

World Cup Live

Filed under: Team, Australia, Japan
Group F - Match #12 - 90 min
Australia Japan
(0 Pts) 3 1 (0 Pts)
Cahill 68 min 67 min
Moore 57 min Takahara 39 min
Aloisi 77 min Miyamoto 30 min
Cahill 83 min Nakamura 25 min
Cahill 88 min (Aloisi)
Grella 33 min
Aloisi 91 min (Aloisi)
Bresciano (Cahill 51 min), Chipperfield, Culina, Emerton, Grella, Kewell, Moore (Kennedy 60 min), Neill, Schwarzer, Viduka, Wilkshire (Aloisi 74 min) Alex, Fukunishi, Kawaguchi, Komano, Miyamoto, Nakamura, Nakata, Nakazawa, Takahara, Tsuboi, Yanagisawa (Ono 78 min)

June 8, 2006

Live Stories about JAPAN

Filed under: Team, Japan
  • Japan Update
    Japan coach Zico tore into Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger for his … In a friendly less than a week before tomorrow’s World Cup kickoff, Japan held … Read More on Japanese Soccer World Cup Punt Tags Japan Germany World Cup.
  • World Cup 2006
    If you would like to log your predictions for the World Cup, I have started a group … 6/21 Argentina v Holland: The rubber match between two great soccer powers. … Japan v South Korea: Occupation always stirs up some fond memories. …
  • World Cup Preview
    And sure, Brazil doesn’t have the world’s greatest defense, … The one thing that might concern me is that their group looks pretty easy, with neophytes Australia and a Japanese team in disarray, and they won’t be tested enough. …
  • World Cup 06 Preview
    I began the idea for a World Cup preview with a slight fear that I?d be considered … Even if you are not a soccer fan, an event held every four years that is the … Japan- Japan is coached by Brazil legend Zico and that’s about it. …
  • More World Cup Predictions
    The soccer won?t be too interesting in this group, as Mexico and Portugal will run … in 2010 as they will make the semifinals in Freddy Adu?s World Cup debut. … their opening match against Japan could propel them to the next round. …
  • World Cup Preview, concluded…
    Bad news - first World Cup ever - if the pressure gets to them, … United States over Japan; Ukraine over France … Final thought on the World Cup - Remember, do not refer to English team captain David Beckham as "Mr. Posh Spice." …
  • I’d Probably Just Ignore These . . .
    World Cup predictions from an uneducated soccer fan . . . Group A (Top 2 in each group advance) … Usually a tough out in the World Cup, will give Sweden all they can handle. … Will Bottomfeed: Japan. Not the worst team in the field. …
  • Bronze becomes Beckham
    So I decided that this being World Cup week, I should find out more about the … A soccer saint, so to speak. With floppy hair and duds. … Wax was sturdier than the Japanese Beckham-mad tribute to him in Tokyo in December, though. …
  • SORRY ADRIEL.I KNOW YOU WON’T BE READING THIS(I HOPE) BECAUSE I
    I’ve played soccer on a team. [ ] I’ve done cheerleading on a team. … -WORLD CUP:GERMANY VS BRAZIL FINAL IN 2002 xDD [ ] I’ve been to Alaska. [ ] I’ve been to China. … I’ve been to Japan. [ ] I’ve had a fight with someone on AIM. ..

May 18, 2006

World Cup Rosters

World Cup rosters announced Thursday by FIFA:

Angola

Goalkeepers: Lama (Petro de Luanda), Mario (Inter de Luanda), Joao Ricardo (no club)

Defenders: Marco Abreu (Portimonense), Marco Airosa (Barreirense), Delgado (Petro de Luanda), Jamba (ASA), Kali (Barreirense), Lebo Lebo (Petro de Luanda), Loco (Primeiro de Agosto), Rui Marques (Leeds)

Midfielders: Andre (Al Kuwait), Figueiredo (Varzim), Mateus Galiano (Gil Vicente), Mendonca (Varzim), Miloy (Inter de Luanda), Edson Nobre (Pacos Ferreira), Ze Kalanga (Petro de Luanda),

Forwards: Fabrice Akwa (no club), Flavio Amado (Al-Ahly), Titi Buengo (Clermont), Love Kabungula (ASA), Pedro Mantorras (Benfica)

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Argentina

Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors), Leonardo Franco (Atletico Madrid), Oscar Ustari (Independiente)

Defenders: Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan), Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo de La Coruna), Leandro Cufre (AS Roma), Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United), Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza), Lionel Scaloni (West Ham), Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal)

Midfielders: Pablo Aimar (Valencia), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan), Luis Gonzalez (Porto), Javier Mascherano (Corinthians), Juan Roman Riquelme (Villarreal), Maximiliano Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid)

Forwards: Hernan Crespo (Chelsea), Julio Cruz (Inter Milan), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors), Javier Saviola (Sevilla), Carlos Tevez (Corinthians)

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Australia

Goalkeepers: Ante Covic (Hammarby), Zeljko Kalac (AC Milan), Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough)

Defenders: Michael Beauchamp (Central Coast Mariners), Scott Chipperfield (Basel), Craig Moore (Newcastle), Mark Milligan (Sydney FC), Lucas Neill (Blackburn), Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace)

Midfielders: Marco Bresciano (Parma), Tim Cahill (Everton), Jason Culina (PSV Eindhoven), Brett Emerton (Blackburn), Vince Grella (Parma), Stan Lazaridis (Birmingham City), Josip Skoko (Wigan), Mile Sterjovski (Basel), Luke Wilkshire (Bristol City)

Forwards: John Aloisi (Alaves), Josh Kennedy (Dynamo Dresden), Harry Kewell (Liverpool), Archie Thompson (PSV Eindhoven), Mark Viduka (Middlesbrough)

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Brazil

Goalkeepers: Dida (AC Milan), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo)

Defenders: Cafu (AC Milan), Cicinho (Real Madrid), Cris (Lyon), Gilberto (Hertha Berlin), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Lucio (Bayern Munich), Luisao (Benfica), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Edmilson (Barcelona), Emerson (Juventus), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Juninho (Lyon), Kaka (AC Milan), Ricardinho (Corinthians), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Ze Roberto (Bayern Munich)

Forwards: Adriano (Inter Milan), Fred (Lyon), Robinho (Real Madrid), Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

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Costa Rica

Goalkeepers: Wardy Alfaro (Alajuelense), Alvaro Mesen (Herediano), Jose Francisco Porras (Saprissa)

Defenders: Gabriel Badilla (Saprissa), Jervis Drummond (Saprissa), Leonardo Gonzalez (Herediano), Luis Marin (Alajuelense), Gilberto Martinez (Brescia), Michael Rodriguez (Alajuelense), Michael Umana (Herediano), Harold Wallace (Alajuelense)

Midfielders: Randall Azofeifa (Saprissa), Cristian Bolanos (Saprissa), Walter Centeno (Saprissa), Dany Fonseca (Brujas), Carlos Hernandez (Alajuelense), Douglas Sequeira (Real Salt Lake), Mauricio Solis (Comunicaciones)

Forwards: Victor Nunez (Alajuelense), Ronald Gomez (Saprissa), Kurt Bernard (Puntarenas), Alvaro Saborio (Saprissa), Paulo Wanchope (no club)

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Croatia

Goalkeepers: Tomislav Butina (Brugge), Joseph Didulica (Austria Vienna), Stipe Pletikosa (Hajduk Split)

Defenders: Robert Kovac (Juventus), Dario Simic (AC Milan), Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin), Stjepan Tomas (Galatasaray), Mario Tokic (Austria Vienna), Igor Tudor (Siena)

Midfielders: Marko Babic (Bayer Leverkusen), Niko Kovac (Hertha Berlin), Niko Kranjcar (Hajduk Split), Ivan Leko (Brugge), Jerko Leko (Dynamo Kiev), Luka Modric (Dinamo Zagreb), Anthony Seric (Panathinaikos), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Jurica Vranjes (Werder Bremen)

Forwards: Bosko Balaban (Brugge), Ivan Bosnjak (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen), Ivica Olic (CSKA Moscow), Dado Prso (Glasgow Rangers)

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Czech Republic

Goalkeepers: Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague), Petr Cech (Chelsea), Antonin Kinsky (Saturn Ramenskoye)

Defenders: Zdenek Grygera (Ajax), Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan), Martin Jiranek (Spartak Moscow), Pavel Mares (Zenit St. Petersburg), David Rozehnal (Paris Saint-Germain), Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina)

Midfielders: Tomas Galasek (Ajax), David Jarolim (Hamburger SV), Radoslav Kovac (Spartak Moscow), Pavel Nedved (Juventus), Karel Poborsky (Ceske Budejovice), Jaroslav Plasil (Monaco), Jan Polak (Nuremberg), Tomas Rosicky (Borussia Dortmund), Vladimir Smicer (Bordeaux), Jiri Stajner (Hannover)

Forwards: Milan Baros (Aston Villa), Marek Heinz (Galatasaray), Jan Koller (Borussia Dortmund), Vratislav Lokvenc (Salzburg)

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Ecuador

Goalkeepers: Damian Lanza (Aucas), Christian Mora (Liga de Quito), Edwin Villafuerte (Deportivo Quito)

Defenders: Paul Ambrosi (Liga de Quito), Ulises de la Cruz (Aston Villa), Giovanny Espinoza (Liga de Quito), Jorge Guagua (El Nacional), Ivan Hurtado (Al Arabi), Jose Luis Perlaza (CD Olmedo), Neicer Reasco (Liga de Quito)

Midfielders: Marlon Ayovi (Deportivo Quito), Segundo Castillo (El Nacional), Christian Lara (El Nacional), Edison Mendez (Liga de Quito), Luis Saritama (Deportivo Quito), Edwin Tenorio (Barcelona, Ecuador), Patricio Urrutia (Liga de Quito), Luis Antonio Valencia (Recreativo de Huelva)

Forwards: Christian Benitez (El Nacional), Felix Borja (El Nacional), Agustin Delgado (Liga de Quito), Ivan Kaviedes (Argentinos Juniors), Carlos Tenorio (Al Sadd)

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England

Goalkeepers: David James (Manchester City), Robert Green (Norwich), Paul Robinson (Tottenham)

Defenders: Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Gary Neville (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea)

Midfielders: David Beckham (Real Madrid), Michael Carrick (Tottenham), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham)

Forwards: Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Michael Owen (Newcastle), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

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France

Goalkeepers: Fabien Barthez (Marseille), Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Mickael Landreau (Nantes)

Defenders: Eric Abidal (Lyon), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle), Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan), William Gallas (Chelsea), Gael Givet (Monaco), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich), Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Lilian Thuram (Juventus)

Midfielders: Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris Saint-Germain), Alou Diarra (Lens), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Florent Malouda (Lyon), Franck Ribery (Marseille), Patrick Vieira (Juventus), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)

Forwards: Djibril Cisse (Liverpool), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Louis Saha (Manchester United), David Trezeguet (Juventus), Sylvain Wiltord (Lyon)

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Germany

Goalkeepers: Timo Hildebrand (Stuttgart), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Jens Lehmann (Arsenal, England)

Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea), Marcell Jansen (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Phillipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund), Lens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Thomas Hitzlsperger (Stuttgart), Sebastian Kehl (Borussia Dortmund), David Odonkor (Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)

Forwards: Gerald Asamoah (Schalke), Mike Hanke (Schalke), Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Lukas Podolski (Cologne)

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Ghana

Goalkeepers: Sammy Adjei (Mohadon Sports Ashdod), Richard Kingston (BB Ankaraspor) George Owu (Ashanti Gold)

Defenders: Issa Ahmed (Randers), Illiasu Shilla (Asante Kotoko), Sammy Kuffour (AS Roma), John Mensah (Rennes), Habib Mohammed (King Faisal), John Painstil (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Addoquaye Pappoe (Ashdod Tel Aviv), Dan Quaye (Hearts of Oak), Hans Adu Sarpei (Wolfsburg)

Midfielders: Eric Addo (PSV Eindhoven), Otto Addo (Mainz), Stephen Appiah (Fenerbache), Derek Boateng (AIK Solna), Haminu Dramani (Red Star Belgrade), Michael Essien (Chelsea), Sulley Ali Muntari (Udinese)

Forwards: Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund), Asamoah Gyan (Modena), Razak Pimpong (Copenhagen), Alex Tachie-Mensah (St. Gallen)

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Iran

Goalkeepers: Ebrahim Mirzapour (Foulad), Hassan Roudbarian (Pas), Vahid Taleblou (Esteqlal)

Defenders: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (Saba Battery), Yahya Golmohammadi (Saba Battery), Hossein Ka’bi (Foulad), Mohammad Nosrati (Pas), Rahman Rezaei (Messina), Amir-Hossein Sadeqi (Esteqlal) Sattar Zare (Barq)

Midfielders: Ali Karimi (Bayern Munich), Mehdi Mahdavikia (Hamburger SV), Mehrzad Ma’danchi (Persepolis), Javad Nekounam (Sharjah), Massoud Shojaei (Saipa), Anderanik Teymourian (Abu Moslem), Fereydoun Zandi (Kaiserslautern),

Forwards: Arash Borhani (Pas), Ali Daei (Saba Battery), Gholam-Reza Enayati (Esteqlal), Vahid Hashemian (Hannover), Javad Kazemian (Persepolis), Rassoul Khatibi (Sepahan)

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Italy

Goalkeepers: Marco Amelia (Livorno), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio)

Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Palermo), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Massimo Oddo (Lazio), Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus)

Midfielders: Simone Barone (Palermo), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Simone Perrotta (AS Roma), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Francesco Totti (AS Roma)

Forwards: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Alberto Gilardino (AC Milan), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Luca Toni (Fiorentina)

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Ivory Coast

Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (KSK Beveren), Gerard Gnanhouan (Montpellier), Jean-Jacques Tizie (Esperance Tunis)

Defenders: Etienne Arthur Boka (Strasbourg), Cyrille Domoraud (Creteil), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal), Blaise Kouassi (ES Troyes), Abdoulaye Meite (Marseille), Kolo Toure (Arsenal), Marc Zoro (Messina)

Midfielders: Kanga Gauthier Akale (Auxerre), Guy Roland Demel (Hamburger SV), Emerse Fae (Nantes), Abdoul Kader Keita (Lille), Romaric (Le Mans), Yaya Toure (Olympiakos), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys), Didier Zokora (Saint-Etienne)

Forwards: Aruna Dindane (Lens), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Bonaventure Kalou (Paris Saint-Germain), Arouna Kone (PSV Eindhoven), Bakari Kone (Nice)

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Japan

Goalkeepers: Yoichi Doi (FC Tokyo), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight)

Defenders: Akira Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Yuichi Komano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka), Koji Nakata (Basel), Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F Marinos), Alessandro Santos (Urawa Reds), Makoto Tanaka (Jubilo Iwata), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds)

Midfielders: Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Takashi Fukunishi (Jubilo Iwata), Junichi Inamoto (West Bromwich Albion), Shunsuke Nakamura (Glasgow Celtic), Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton), Mitsuo Ogasawara (Kashima Antlers), Shinji Ono (Urawa Reds)

Forwards: Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba), Masashi Oguro (Grenoble), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus Eight), Naohiro Takahara (Hamburger SV), Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima Antlers)

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Mexico

Goalkeepers: Jesus Corona (Tecos), Guillermo Ochoa (America), Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara)

Defenders: Jose Antonio Castro (America), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Mario Mendez (Monterrey), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Gonzalo Pineda (Guadalajara), Francisco Rodriguez (Guadalajara), Carlos Salcido (Guadalajara), Claudio Suarez (Chivas USA)

Midfielders: Jose Garcia (Atlas), Jose Guardado (Atlas), Ramon Morales (Guadalajara), Zinha (Toluca), Pavel Pardo (America), Luis Perez (Monterrey), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)

Forwards: Jose Arellano (Monterrey), Jared Borgetti (Bolton), Omar Bravo (Guadalajara), Francisco Fonseca (Cruz Azul), Guillermo Franco (Villarreal)

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Netherlands

Goalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Henk Timmer (AZ Alkmaar)

Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz (Hamburger SV), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Barcelona), Tim de Cler (AZ Alkmaar), Johnny Heitinga (Ajax), Kew Jaliens (AZ Alkmaar), Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool), Joris Mathijsen (AZ Alkmaar), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven)

Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (Barcelona), Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven), Denny Landzaat (AZ Alkmaar), Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax), Wesley Sneijder (Ajax), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburger SV)

Forwards: Ryan Babel (Ajax), Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Chelsea), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV Eindhoven)

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Paraguay

Goalkeepers: Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad), Derlis Gomez (Luqueno), Justo Villar (Newell’s Old Boys)

Defenders: Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate), Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul), Paulo Da Silva (Toluca), Carlos Gamarra (Palmeiras), Julio Manzur (Santos), Jorge Nunez (Estudiantes) Delio Toledo (Real Zaragoza)

Midfielders: Roberto Acuna (Deportivo La Coruna), Edgar Barreto (NEC Nijmegen), Carlos Bonet (Libertad), Julio Dos Santos (Bayern Munich), Diego Gavilan (Newell’s Old Boys), Jose Montiel (Olimpia), Carlos Humberto Paredes (Reggina), Christian Riveros (Libertad)

Forwards: Salvador Cabanas (Jaguares), Jose Cardozo (no club), Nelson Cuevas (Pachuca), Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich), Nelson Haedo Valdez (Werder Bremen)

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Poland

Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Glasgow Celtic), Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warsaw), Tomasz Kuszczak (West Bromwich Albion)

Defenders: Jacek Bak (Al Rayyan), Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow), Seweryn Gancarczyk (Mettalist Kharkov), Mariusz Jop (FC Moscow), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk), Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht)

Midfielders: Piotr Giza (Cracovia), Damian Gorawski (FC Moscow), Kamil Kosowski (Southampton), Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen), Sebastian Mila (Austria Vienna), Arkadiusz Radomski (Austria Vienna), Euzebiusz Smolarek (Borussia Dortmund), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabonzspor)

Forwards: Pawel Brozek (Wisla Krakow), Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock), Grzegorz Rasiak (Southampton), Maciej Zurawski (Glasgow Celtic)

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Portugal

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Sporting Lisbon), Quim Silva (Benfica), Bruno Vale (Amadora)

Defenders: Marco Caneira (Valencia), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Ricardo Costa (Porto), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Fernando Meira (Stuttgart), Miguel Monteiro (Valencia), Nuno Valente (Everton)

Midfielders: Francisco Costinha (Dynamo Moscow), Deco (Barcelona), Luis Figo (Inter Milan), Nuno Maniche (Chelsea), Armando Petit (Benfica), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), , Tiago (Lyon), Hugo Viana (Valencia)

Forwards: Luis Boa Morte (Fulham), Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Pedro Pauleta (Paris Saint-Germain), Helder Postiga (Porto), Simao Sabrosa (Benfica)

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Saudi Arabia

Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al-Deayea (Al Hilal), Mohammad Khoja (Al Shabab) Mabrouk Zayed (Al Ittihad)

Defenders: Hussein Abdul Ghani (Al Ahli), Ahmed Al-Bahri (Al Shabab), Ahmed Al-Dokhi (Al Ittihad), Hamad Al-Montashri (Al Ittihad), Naif Al-Qadi (Al Ahli), Mohammad Missad (Al Ahli), Reda Tukar (Al Ittihad)

Midfielders: Omar Al-Ghamdi (Al Hilal), Nawaf Al-Tamyat (Al Hilal), Mohammed Ameen (Al Ittihad), Khaled Aziz (Al Hilal), Abdul Aziz Al-Khathran (Al Hilal), Saud Kareeri (Al Ittihad), Mohammad Nur (Al Ittihad)

Forwards: Mohammad Al-Anbar (Al Hilal), Saad Al-Harithy (Al Nassr), Sami Al-Jaber (Al Hilal), Yasser Al-Qhatani (Al Hilal), Malik Moud (Al Ahli), Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (Al Hilal)

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Serbia-Montenegro

Goalkeepers: Dragoslav Jevric (Ankaraspor), Oliver Kovacevic (CKSA Sofia), Vladimir Stojkovic (Red Star Belgrade)

Defenders: Dusan Basta (Red Star Belgrade), Nenad Djordjevic (Partizan Belgrade), Ivica Dragutinovic (Sevilla), Milan Dudic (Red Star Belgrade), Goran Gavrancic (Dynamo Kiev), Mladen Krstajic (Schalke), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Predrag Djordjevic (Olympiakos), Igor Duljaj (Shakhtar Donetsk), Ivan Ergic (Basel), Ognjen Koroman (Portsmouth), Sasa Ilic (Galatasaray), Albert Nadj (Partizan Belgrade), Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan), Zvonimir Vukic (Partizan Belgrade)

Forwards: Mateja Kezman (Atletico Madrid), Danijel Ljuboja (Stuttgart), Savo Milosevic (Osasuna), Mirko Vucinic (Lecce), Nikola Zigic (Red Star Belgrade)

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South Korea

Goalkeepers: Kim Yong-dae (Busan I.Park), Kim Young-kwang (Chunnam Dragons), Lee Woon-jae (Suwon Samsung)

Defenders: Cho Won-hee (Suwon Samsung), Choi Jin-cheul (Chonbuk Hyundai), Kim Dong-jin (FC Seoul), Kim Jin-kyu (Jubilo Iwata), Kim Sang-shik (Seongnam Ilhwa), Kim Young-chul (Seongnam Ilhwa), Lee Young-pyo (Tottenham), Song Chong-gug (Suwon Samsung)

Midfielders: Baek Ji-hoon (FC Seoul), Kim Do-heon (Seongnam Ilhwa), Kim Nam-il (Suwon Samsung), Lee Eul-yong (Trabzonspor), Lee Ho (Ulsan Hyundai), Park Ji-sung (Manchester United)

Forwards: Ahn Jung-hwan (Duisburg), Cho Jae-jin (Shimizu S-Pulse), Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan Hyundai), Chung Kyung-ho (Gwangju Sangmu), Park Chu-young (FC Seoul), Seol Ki-hyun (Wolves)

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Spain

Goalkeepers: Santiago Canizares (Valencia), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Manuel Reina (Liverpool)

Defenders: Asier Del Horno (Chelsea), Juanito Gutierrez (Real Betis), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: David Albelda (Valencia), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid), Joaquin Sanchez (Real Betis), Marcos Senna (Villareal)

Forwards: Luis Garcia (Liverpool), Raul Gonzalez (Real Madrid), Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid), David Villa (Valencia)

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Sweden

Goalkeepers: John Alvbage (Viborg), Andreas Isaksson (Rennes), Rami Shaaban (Fredrikstad)

Defenders: Erik Edman (Rennes), Petter Hansson (Heerenveen), Teddy Lucic (Hacken), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Fredrik Stenman (Bayer Leverkusen), Karl Svensson (IFK Goteborg)

Midfielders: Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Goteborg), Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Johan Elmander (Brondby), Kim Kallstrom (Rennes), Tobias Linderoth (Copenhagen), Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht)

Forwards: Marcus Allback (Copenhagen), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus), Mattias Jonson (Djurgarden), Henrik Larsson (Barcelona), Markus Rosenberg (Ajax)

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Switzerland

Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (CD Nacional), Fabio Coltorti (Grasshoppers), Pascal Zuberbuehler (Basel)

Defenders: Philipp Degen (Borussia Dortmund), Johan Djourou (Arsenal), Stephane Grichting (Auxerre), Ludovic Magnin (Stuttgart), Patrick Mueller (Lyon), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal), Christoph Spycher (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Midfielders: Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen), Valon Behrami (Lazio), Ricardo Cabanas (Cologne), Blerim Dzemaili (Zurich), Daniel Gygax (Lille), Xavier Margairaz (Zurich), Johann Vogel (AC Milan), Raphael Wicky (Hamburger SV)

Forwards: David Degen (Basel), Alexander Frei (Rennes), Mauro Lustrinelli (Sparta Prague), Marco Streller (Cologne), Johan Vonlanthen (NAC Breda)

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Togo

Goalkeepers: Kossi Agassa (Metz), Kodjovi Obilale (Etoile Filante) Moumouni Ouro Tchagnirou (Djoliba)

Defenders: Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (Apoel), Komi Agbo (Beveren), Eric Akoto (Admira Wadel), Ludovic Assemouassa (Ciffon), Toure Assimiou (Bayern Leverkusen), Karim Guede (Hamburger SV), Dare Nibombe (Mons), Masama-Esso Tchangai (Beneveto)

Midfielders: Kaka Aziawonou (YS Berne), Thomas Dossevi (Valenciennes), Affo Erassa (Clermont), Richmond Forson (J.A. Poire), Alexis Romao (CS Louhans Cuiseaux), Moustapha Salifou (Brest), Yao Junior Senaya (Juventus, Switzerland), Sheriff Toure (Metz)

Forwards: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Abdel-Kader Kougbadja (Guingamp), Robert Malm (Brest), Adekambi Olufade (Al Siliyah)

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Trinidad and Tobago

Goalkeepers: Kelvin Jack (Dundee), Shaka Hislop (West Ham), Clayton Ince (Coventry City)

Defenders: Marvin Andrews (Glasgow Rangers), Atiba Charles (W Connection), Ian Cox (Gillingham), Cyd Gray (CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh), Avery John (New England), Dennis Lawrence (Wrexham), Brent Sancho (Gillingham)

Midfielders: Chris Birchall (Port Vale), Carlos Edwards (Luton Town), Silvio Spann (no club), Densill Theobald (Falkirk), Aurtis Whitley (CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh), Anthony Wolfe (CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh)

Forwards: Cornell Glen (Los Angeles), Stern John (Coventry City), Kenwyne Jones (Southampton), Russell Latapy (Falkirk), Collin Samuel (Dundee United), Jason Scotland (St. Johnstone), Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC)

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Tunisia

Goalkeepers: Ali Boumnijel (Club Africain), Hamdi Kasraoui (Esperance Tunis), Adel Nefzi (US Monastir)

Defenders: Anis Ayari (Samsunspor), Karim Hagui (Strasbourg), Radhi Jaidi (Bolton), David Jemmali (Bordeaux), Mehdi Meriah (Etoile du Sahel), Karim Saidi (Lecce), Hatem Trabelsi (Ajax), Alaeddine Yahya (Saint-Etienne)

Midfielders: Riadh Boazizi (Kayserispor), Adel Chedli (Nuremberg), Kais Ghodhbane (Diyarbakirspor), Sofiene Melliti (Gaziantespor), Jawhar Menari (Nuremberg), Mehdi Nafti (Birmingham), Hamed Namouchi (Glasgow Rangers)

Forwards: Yassine Chikhaoui (Etoile du Sahel), Issam Jomaa (Lens), Francileudo Santos (Toulouse), Ziad Jaziri (Troyes), Karim Zdiri (Rosenborg)

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Ukraine

Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (Vorskla Poltava), Oleksander Shovkovsky (Dynamo Kiev), Bogdan Shust (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Defenders: Dmytro Chigrinsky (Shakhtar Donetsk), Serhiy Fyodorov (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Nesmachny (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Rusol (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Vyacheslav Svidersky (Arsenal Kiev), Vladyslav Vashchyuk (Dynamo Kiev), Volodymyr Yesersky (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)

Midfielders: Oleg Gusiev (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Husin (Krylya Sovietov Samara), Maxim Kalinichenko (Spartak Moscow), Serhiy Nazarenko (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Serhiy Rebrov (Dynamo Kiev), Ruslan Rotan (Dynamo Kiev), Oleg Shelayev (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Anatoly Tymoshchyuk (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Forwards: Olexiy Belik (Shakhtar Donetsk), Artyom Milevsky (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan), Andriy Vorobei (Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Voronin (Bayer Leverkusen)

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United States

Goalkeepers: Marcus Hahnemann (Reading), Tim Howard (Everton), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach)

Defenders: Chris Albright (Los Angeles), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City), Cory Gibbs (Charlton), Eddie Lewis (Leeds), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege), Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake)

Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven), Bobby Convey (Reading), Clint Dempsey (New England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado), John O’Brien (Chivas USA), Ben Olsen (D.C. United), Claudio Reyna (Manchester City)

Forwards: Brian Ching (Houston), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City), Brian McBride (Fulham), Josh Wolff (Kansas City)

May 17, 2006

JAPAN in World Cup Soccer May 17

Filed under: Team, Japan
  • Koizumi downplays Japanese expectations
    Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has told his country?s FIFA World … Brazil national soccer team manager announces World Cup squad (People?s Daily) … his list of 23 players for the 2006 Germany World Cup to the press on Monday.
  • It Was Much More Than Just Another "World Cup"…
    It was the first time that the World Cup took place in Asia. … With Japan lobbying FIFA and Korea lobbying UEFA, the soccer world was split badly. … of the most exciting world cup ever played in the history of World Cup Football. …
  • Of Natural Disaster, Tragic Accident & Football Extravaganza
    17th May 2006, Wednesday Mid week and the volume requiring our service … I had been hyped up about the forthcoming World Cup and this evening (or should more … Japanese word of the day: ??~sai-nan~(Disaster) It would be if I stay …
  • FIFA World Cup Preview: World Cup Games you shouldn’t miss
    World Cup Tips has made a list of the games that shouldn’t be missed. … The two teams from formidable soccer nations are both looking to add a new layer … Japan, June 18. The battle for second place can also be exciting — just ask …
  • So it begins………..
    I’ma huge fan of football, as the Eurosnobs call it, or soccer as it is called … Watching Three World Cups at home (USA 94-France98-Korea/Japan 02) The Los … Yes that’s right folks the WORLD CUP. Number #6 on my list of things to do …
  • World Cup
    I am an ardent follower of soccer . The schedule of world cup 2006 which will be held in Germany is as … Group F3 Australia v Group F4 Japan. Kaiserlautern. Tues 13 June … Group F4 Japan v Group F2 Croatia. Nuremberg. Sun 18 June …
  • JAPAN SOCCER TEAM
    The World Cup takes place in Germany from June 9th. Ziko is the head of the Japan team.He selected 23 players on May 16th.His choice was not so surprising me, but Tatsuhiko Kubo, who had looked a shoo-in for a place in Germany, …
  • THE SMILING GENIUS
    Like most Brazilian soccer prodigies, he came from a poor family and was raised … when he wasn’t working as a welder or guarding the Gremio soccer stadium. … In the World Cup co-hosted by Korea and Japan, it was the deadly trio of …
  • Togo finalise squad (World flag) for World Cup finals
    BERLIN, May 16 (Reuters) - World Cup organisers will employ pitchside referees to … 2006 World Cup team profile: Ivory Coast FIFA world ranking: No. 32. … the flexibility to down tools and watch soccer matches during their shifts, …
  • Your messages drive teams on
    Japan - "Light up your Samurai spirit!" Korea Republic - "Never-ending legend, united Korea" Ghana ? "Go Black Stars, the stars of our world" Mexico - "Aztec passion across the world" Netherlands ? "Oranje on the road to gold" ..

May 16, 2006

Japan Today in World Cup Soccer

Filed under: Team, Japan
  • Costa Rica post office to issue 2006 soccer World Cup stamps
    Hidetoshi Nakata (L), a midfielder on Japan?s soccer team for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto leave the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 16 after a meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. …
  • World Cup Fever
    Midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara was born in Ofunato?????and has been selected to represent Japan in Germany. This will be his second appearance in the World Cup, although his first in 2002 was only as a subsitute in one game. …
  • World Cup: 2002 roster breakdowns
    Previously, I made a list of whom MLS has sent to the World Cup in 1998 & 2002. … Using FIFA’s official site for Korea/Japan 2002, I made a spreadsheet of how … This isn’t really a good indicator of the country’s soccer strength …
  • World Cup Soccer and World Class Travel ? Virgin Vacations Brings
    Sports-Stuff to Distribute 2006 World Cup Soccer Mobile Service in Europe, Asia and Australia … GFA extends deadline for payment of tickets for World Cup … TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Top Japanese advertising firm Dentsu Inc. on …
  • Soccer World Cup 2006
    Zico (the coach of Japan national team) announced his World Cup members to us, yesterday. Many Japanese blogs announced members. But many English blogs are not announced that, I think. So, I decided that announce members in my blog! …
  • World cup 2006 t-shirts
    This is interesting try to generate income from affiliate sales of soccer shirts. … World cup Germany 2006 tee shirts: world cup 2006 t-shirts, world cup … Argentina soccer shirts, Australia football shirts, Japan soccer shirts, …
  • World Cup 2006 soccer teams announced
    The final line-up for the world cup is out, with all nations coming out with their squads on … who had been in the last word cup squad in Japan and Korea. … France has stunned soccer fans by naming Marseille?s Fabien Barthez as the …
  • Sunday, May 14, 2006 news update
    Germany has stepped up security ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament in June, … European governments are seeking to build on a package of economic and … stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia. …
  • Where Was the 1999 Womens World Cup Soccer Held Links:
    The 1999 FIFA Womens World Cup They held onto the game, tied -. The World Embraces Xbox 360 TeamXbox (press release), CA - Apr 19, 2006 special blue faceplate included in this model matches Japan s national soccer team s The attach rate …
  • World Cup 2006
    Okie okie, enough of Hard Gay. Another 4 years have passed, & it’s time for the most prestigious competition in soccer world. Still remember during the last World Cup, it was hosted jointed by South Korea & Japan. …
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May 15, 2006

Full Squad list of Japan

Filed under: Team, Japan

Goalkeepers - Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Yoichi Doi (FC Tokyo), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight)

Defenders - Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka), Alex (Urawa Reds), Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Makoto Tanaka (Jubilo Iwata), Akira Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds), Yuichi Komano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Koji Nakata (FC Basel)

Midfielders - Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton Wanderers), Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic), Shinji Ono (Urawa Reds), Junichi Inamoto (West Bromwich Albion), Takashi Fukunishi (Jubilo Iwata), Mitsuo Ogasawara (Kashima Antlers), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka)

Forwards - Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima Antlers), Naohiro Takahara (Hamburg), Masashi Oguro (Grenoble), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus Eight) Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba)

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