Nadeshiko Japan Squad for Women’s World Cup 2015 (in Canada)

The Nadeshiko Japan squad was recently revealed, here are the players that will be going to Canada for the Women’s World Cup 2015

Goalkeepers:
Miho Fukumoto (Okayama Yunogo Belle)
Ayumi Kaihori (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Erina Yamane (JEF United Chiba)

Defenders:
Yukari Kinga (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Megumi Kamionobe (Albirex Niigata)
Azusa Iwashimizu (NTV Beleza)
Aya Sameshima (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Saori Ariyoshi (NTV Beleza)
Kana Kitahara (Albirex Niigata)
Yuri Kawamura (Vegalta Sendai)
Saki Kumagai (Olympique Lyonnais – FRA)

Midfielders:
Homare Sawa (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Kozue Ando (1.FFC Frankfurt – GER)
Aya Miyama (Okayama Yunogo Belle)
Nahomi Kawasumi (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Mizuho Sakaguchi (NTV Beleza)
Asuna Tanaka (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Rumi Utsugi (Montpellier HSC – FRA)
Asano Nagasato (1.FFC Turbine Potsdam – GER)

Forwards:
Shinobu Ono (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Yuki Ogimi (Wolfsburg – GER)
Yuika Sugasawa (JEF United Chiba)
Mana Iwabuchi (Bayern Munich – GER)

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A reminder of the games Nadeshiko Japan has to play,

Group C
Monday 8th June – Nadeshiko Japan v Switzerland
Friday 12th June – Nadeshiko Japan v Cameroon
Tuesday 16th June – Ecuador v Nadeshiko Japan

Japan in World Cup Brazil 2014 (Complete)

After being one of the 1st teams to qualify for the World Cup, Japan got drawn with Ivory Coast, Greece & Colombia in Group C, below are Japan’s games in Group C

Sun, 15th June – Arena Pernambuco, Recife – Ivory Coast 2-1 Japan – K Honda 16′
Thur, 19th June – Estadio das Dunas, Natal – Japan 0-0 Greece
Tue, 24th June – Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba – Japan 1-4 Colombia – Okazaki 45′ + 1′

So the 1st Group C ended in a defeat to Ivory Coast but it started all so well with Keisuke Honda scoring in the 16th minute with a cracking goal, but the cracks were starting to show near the end of the 1st half, but Japan got to half time 1-0 up against Ivory Coast, in the 2nd half, Ivory Coast brought on Drogba at about 60 mins and he made a impact with Bony Wilfried scoring on 64th min & Gervinho 66th min, the game finished 2-1 to Ivory Coast but it could of been more then that but the Japanese defence stopped the attacks on the Japan goal, but hopefully things will change for the next group game against Greece on Thursday the 19th June
A 0-0 against Greece & a 4-1 defeat against Colombia seal Japan’s exit of the World Cup, only getting 1 point from the 3 group games