

JAPAN
FINAL TOURNAMENT | AFC
| FINAL TOURNAMENT | group phase | elimination phase | |||||
| round of 16 | quarterfinals | semifinals | third place and final | ||||
× | Japan | 1st in group H | lost to TUR 00-01 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach: Philippe TROUSSIER [FRA] | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | Yutaka AKITA | THU 06 AUG 1970 | Kashima Antlers [JPN] | |
| 15 | M | Takashi FUKUNISHI | WED 01 SEP 1976 | Júbilo Iwata [JPN] | |
| 6 | D | Toshihiro HATTORI | SUN 23 SEP 1973 | Júbilo Iwata [JPN] | |
| 22 | M | Daisuke ICHIKAWA | WED 14 MAY 1980 | Shimizu S-Pulse [JPN] | |
| 5 | M | Junichi INAMOTO | TUE 18 SEP 1979 | Arsenal [ENG] | |
| 1 | G | Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI | FRI 15 AUG 1975 | Portsmouth [ENG] | |
| 3 | D | Naoki MATSUDA | MON 14 MAR 1977 | Yokohama F Marinos [JPN] | |
| 17 | D | Tsuneyasu MIYAMOTO | MON 07 FEB 1977 | Gamba Osaka [JPN] | |
| 4 | D | Ryuzo MORIOKA | TUE 07 OCT 1975 | Shimizu S-Pulse [JPN] | |
| 8 | M | Hiroaki MORISHIMA | SUN 30 APR 1972 | Cerezo Osaka [JPN] | |
| 20 | M | Tomokazu MYOJIN | TUE 24 JAN 1978 | Kashiwa Reysol [JPN] | |
| 7 | M | Hidetoshi NAKATA | SAT 22 JAN 1977 | Parma [ITA] | |
| 16 | D | Kōji NAKATA | MON 09 JUL 1979 | Kashima Antlers [JPN] | |
| 10 | F | Masashi NAKAYAMA | SAT 23 SEP 1967 | Júbilo Iwata [JPN] | |
| 12 | G | Seigo NARAZAKI | THU 15 APR 1976 | Nagoya Grampus Eight [JPN] | |
| 9 | F | Akinori NISHIZAWA | FRI 18 JUN 1976 | Cerezo Osaka [JPN] | |
| 19 | M | Mitsuo OGASAWARA | THU 05 APR 1979 | Kashima Antlers [JPN] | |
| 18 | M | Shinji ONO | THU 27 SEP 1979 | Feyenoord [NED] | |
| 14 | M | Alessandro SANTOS | WED 20 JUL 1977 | Shimizu S-Pulse [JPN] | |
| 23 | G | Hitoshi SOGAHATA | THU 02 AUG 1979 | Kashima Antlers [JPN] | |
| 11 | F | Takayuki SUZUKI | SAT 05 JUN 1976 | Kashima Antlers [JPN] | |
| 21 | M | Kazuyuki TODA | FRI 30 DEC 1977 | Shimizu S-Pulse [JPN] | |
| 13 | F | Atsushi YANAGISAWA | FRI 27 MAY 1977 | Kashima Antlers [JPN] | |
TUE 04 JUN 2002
Saitama [JPN]
09:00 UTC
D
02–02
v Belgium
SUN 09 JUN 2002
Yokohama [JPN]
11:30 UTC
W
01–00
v Russia
FRI 14 JUN 2002
Osaka [JPN]
06:30 UTC
W
02–00
at Tunisia
TUE 18 JUN 2002
Miyagi [JPN]
06:30 UTC
L
00–01
v Turkey
| 2026 | Qualified | |||
| 2022 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2018 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2014 | Group phase | |||
| 2010 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2006 | Group phase | |||
| 2002 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1998 | Group phase | |||
| × | 1994 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1990 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1986 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1982 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1978 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1974 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1970 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1966 | [did not enter] | ||
| × | 1962 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1958 | [did not enter] | ||
| × | 1954 | [did not qualify] | ||
| × | 1950 | [disqualified] | ||
| × | 1938 | [withdrew] | ||
| × | 1934 | [did not enter] | ||
| × | 1930 | [withdrew] |
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