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

Women’s World Cup 2015 Draw (For Nadeshiko Japan)

Women’s World Cup 2015 Draw

On the Saturday, 6th December the Women’s World Cup draw was done in Canada, the Pot’s for the Women’s teams were:

Pot 1 – Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Nadeshiko Japan & United States
Pot 2 – Cameroon, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Mexico, New Zealand & Nigeria
Pot 3 – Australia, China PR, Colombia, Ecuador, Korea Republic & Thailand
Pot 4 – England, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland

To The Draw:

Nadeshiko Japan were placed into Group C, from pot 2 Cameroon came out and placed in C3, from pot 3 Ecuador came out and placed in C4 & then in pot 4 Switzerland were placed into C2, so the 1st game of Group C for Nadeshiko Japan is against Switzerland on the Monday 8th June 2015

So the fixtures for Nadeshiko Japan in the WWC 2015,

Monday, 8th June – Japan v Switzerland – BC Place, Vancouver
Friday, 12th June – Japan v Cameroon – BC Place, Vancouver
Monday, 16th June – Ecuador v Japan – Investors Group Field, Winnipeg

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

Nadeshiko Japan U17’s Women’s World Cup

The U17 Women’s team played in the U17’s Women World Cup in Costa Rica in March & April 2014, the U17’s team did the country proud by getting all the way to the Women’s World Cup Final and beating the Spanish team by 2 goals to 0, here is how they did it

Group C
Sun, 16th March – Spain 0-2 Japan – Miyagawa 43′ & Matsubara 51′
Wed, 19th March – Paraguay 0-10 Japan – Hasegawa 15′, Endo 22′, Miyagawa 36′, Ichise 47′, Hiratsuka 56′, Saihara 62′, Sugita 75’/85’/86′, Kono 92′
Sun, 23rd March – Japan 3-0 New Zealand – Hasegawa 20′, Kobayashi 71′ pen, Matsubara 93′

Group C (After 3 Group Games) – Won 3, Draw 0, Lost 0, Goals For – 15, Goals Against – 0

Quarter Final
Thur, 27th March – Japan 2-0 Mexico – Hasegawa 12′, Sugita 44′

Semi Final
Mon, 31st March – Venezuela 1-4 Japan – Nagano 13′, Ichise 33′ Kobayashi 52′, Sugita 63′ pen

Final
Sat, 5th April – Japan 2-0 Spain – Nishida 5′, Kono 78′

Nadeshiko Japan U17’s are the U17 Women’s World Cup Champions!!!

The U17WWC Tournament for Japan – Played 6, Won 6, Draw 0, Lost 0, Goals For – 23, Goals Against – 1

 

Picture above, the Nadeshiko Japan U17’s team lifting the U17 Women’s World Cup Trophy

Japan Goalscorers
Sugita – 5
Hasegawa – 3
Kobayashi – 2
Miyagawa – 2
Kono – 2
Matsubara – 2
Ichise – 2
Saihara – 1
Hiratsuka – 1
Nishida – 1
Endo – 1
Nagano – 1