Japan are one of the best sides from the Asian qulifying section and will be looking to at least match their 2002 and 2010 performances where they reached the second round.
Japan won't be expected to get too far in the World Cup and their World Cup Odds represent the chance of winning they have.
The best World Cup bets on Japan at the most recent World Cup were:
1. Japan to be eliminated in the second round
2. Japan to finish second in Group E
3. Holland/Japan straight forecast in Group E
4. Japan to gain six points in Group E
5. Japan to beat Denmark and Cameroon
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Eliminated in Second Round |
| 2006 | Eliminated in Group Stage |
| 2002 | Eliminated in Second Round |
| 1998 | Eliminated in Group Stage |
| 1994 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1990 | Did Not Qualify |
Japan take part in the Asian qualification process, where there are four or five places at the World Cup 2014 up for grabs, depending on how the result of the World Cup playoff goes.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
This is the Japan World Cup squad that was knocked out of the most recent World Cup in the Second Round by Paraguay.
| Goalkeepers | Seigo Narazaki (NagoyaGrampus), Eiji Kawashima (KawasakiFrontale), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata) |
| Defenders | Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F Marinos), Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Nagoya Grampus), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers) |
| Midfielders | Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F Marinos), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Junichi Inamoto (Kawasaki Frontale), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Makoto Hasebe (VfL Wolfsburg), Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow), Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble) |
| Forwards | Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus), Yoshito Okubo (Vissel Kobe), Takayuki Morimoto (Catania), Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata) |