Revenge not on Brazil's menu: Marcelo

Print: Jun 13, 2013 Last Modfied: Jun 13, 2013 DOHA Shinji Okazaki struck in the nick of time as Group B winner Japan wrapped up its World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Iraq on Tuesday. Japan, which qualified for Brazil last ...

June 3 ( ) - Strikers Keisuke Honda and Shinji Okazaki will be at the sharp end on Tuesday when Japan look to clinch their place at the 2014 World Cup in a qualifying tie against Australia in Saitama. Japan need a draw to book their ticket for the ...

TOKYO Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa were picked Thursday in Japan's 26-man squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia next month. Japan has 13 points in Group B of Asian qualifying and can clinch its fifth straight World Cup ...

Japan's Shinji Kagawa, top, and Australia's Sasa Ognenovski battle for the ball during their Asian zone Group B qualifying soccer match for the 2014 World Cup at Saitama Stadium in Saitama Japan will have a golden opportunity to see how far it has ...

Shinji Kagawa - the standout players in the continent - the Japanese still struggle for goals against top-level opposition. The Asian champions dominated possession against the defensive Australians in Saitama on Tuesday but striker Ryoichi Maeda ...

Italy will be hoping to book a place in the Confederations Cup semi-final with victory over Japan on Wednesday at Arena Pernambuco, with Cesare Prandelli expected to keep faith with the same XI that beat Mexico 2-1 on Sunday. Gianluigi Buffon is ...

Five-time world champions make a perfect start in Confederations Cup Neymar inspired Brazil to a 3-0 win over Japan on Saturday as the five-time world champions made a perfect start to their bid to clinch a third successive Confederations Cup ...

The Socceroos have moved on quickly from their big win over Jordan, adopting a win-or-go-home mentality for next Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Iraq in Sydney. Australia will now face an Iraq side with nothing to play for as the team ...

The quartet were the top seeds when the draw for the fourth round of the Asian qualifiers was made last year in Malaysia but all have suffered shock losses along the way that had left their participation in another finals in doubt. Japan became ...