Zaccheroni starting World Cup preparations at Confederations Cup

Goalscoring hero Keisuke Honda will spearhead the Japanese squad for the Confederations Cup in Brazil later this month, the Japan Football Association announced on Wednesday. The CSKA Moscow midfielder was the man of the moment after his performance ...

30/05/2013 Two sloppy goals allowed Bulgaria to defeat Japan 2-0 in a Kirin Challenge Cup friendly match at Toyota Stadium on Thursday evening. Stanislav Manolev put Bulgaria 1-0 ahead in the third minute, while an own-goal by Japan captain Hasebe ...

CSKA Moscow attacker Honda Keisuke and Inter Milan fullback Nagatomo Yuto are back in the Japan squad following injuries, while in-form Kudo Masato of Kashiwa Reysol and Higashi Keigo of Omiya Ardija have been called up for the first time by Alberto ...

Kashiwa Reysol's in-form striker Masato Kudo and FC Tokyo midfielder Keigo Higashi received their first callups as Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni named a 26-strong squad on Thursday for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Australia. Kudo has ...

TOKYO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Following is Japan's 26-man squad named on Thursday for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia next month: Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Standard Liege), Shusaku Nishikawa (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Shuichi Gonda (FC ...

Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni warned against complacency on Thursday as he recalled Keisuke Honda and Yuto Nagatomo after an injury spell for a decisive World Cup qualifier against Australia. CSKA Moscow midfielder Honda and Inter-Milan defender ...