Fans proud as Japan bows out

Fans proud as Japan bows out

Japan fans are standing behind their national team after its bid to make the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time fell just short of its objective.. more

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Paraguay beat Japan on penalties
Paraguay beat Japan 5-3 on penalties after the sides were...

Paraguay beat Japan on penalties

Japan to rely on fast tackles
Japanese defender Tulio has declared himself fit for their...

Japan to rely on fast tackles

Okada to change his tactics
After surprising the skeptics in the opening round of the...

Japan's Takeshi Okada to change his tactics

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Sleepless Japan goes wild
Japanese soccer fans celebrated wildly as dawn broke today and police were called on to fish revelers out of rivers after the national side stunned...

Sleepless Japan goes wild

Japan stun Denmark
A stunning brace of free kicks from Keisuke Honda and Yaushito Endo gave Japan a richly deserved 3-1 victory over Denmark as they progressed to the...

Japan stun Denmark

Denmark sweat on Nicklas Bendtner
The fitness of Nicklas Bendtner was once again a major topic of discussion ahead of Denmark's decisive World Cup encounter against Japan today with...

Denmark sweat on Nicklas Bendtner

Jerome Damon to handle crunch clash
All eyes will be on South African referee Jerome Damon when he takes charge of the crucial Group E match between Denmark and Japan in Rustenburg...

Jerome Damon to handle crunch clash

Gilardino wants more from Italy
Argentina coach Diego Maradona continues to say that Brazil are his favourites.

Gilardino wants more from Italy

Mark van Bommel happy with Japan win
Bert van Marwijk says he won’t compromise the Dutch footballing philosophy and insists his side can win ‘pretty’.

Mark van Bommel happy with Japan win

Sneijder rocket wins it for Dutch
Wesley Sneijder scored the only goal of the game as Netherlands beat Japan in Durban on Saturday.

Sneijder rocket wins it for Dutch

Japan's Takeshi Okada - we can take Holland
Japan coach Takeshi Okada believes his team learned valuable lessons in a friendly against the Netherlands last year and is confident they can beat...

Japan's Takeshi Okada - we can take Holland

Japan beat Cameroon
Japan recorded their first ever World Cup win away from home soil on Monday, over Cameroon.

Japan beat Cameroon

Cameroon confident Samuel Eto'o will shine
Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen is not taking any notice of Japan's poor form ahead of the opening match at the Free State Stadium today. 

Cameroon confident Samuel Eto'o will shine
 
 

Roberto Carlos walks off the pitch