Japan's best finish in a world cup has been the Last 16/Second Round. They have achieved this twice, once in 2002 when they co-hosted the tournament along with South Korea and also in 2010, narrowly losing to Paraguay on penalties.
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The 23 man squad selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa from 11 June 2010 to 11 July 2010 as announced by head coach Takeshi Okada on 10 May 2010.No.Pos.PlayerDoB (Age)CapsGoalsClub1GKSeigo NarazakiApril 15, 1976 (1976-04-15) (age 34)760 Nagoya Grampus21GKEiji KawashimaMarch 20, 1983 (1983-03-20) (age 27)120 Kawasaki Frontale23GKYoshikatsu KawaguchiAugust 15, 1975 (1975-08-15) (age 34)1160 Júbilo Iwata
3DFYūichi KomanoJuly 25, 1981 (1981-07-25) (age 28)550 Júbilo Iwata4DFMarcus Tulio TanakaApril 24, 1981 (1981-04-24) (age 29)418 Nagoya Grampus5DFYuto NagatomoSeptember 12, 1986 (1986-09-12) (age 23)283 F.C. Tokyo6DFAtsuto UchidaMarch 27, 1988 (1988-03-27) (age 22)311 FC Schalke 0413DFDaiki IwamasaJanuary 30, 1982 (1982-01-30) (age 28)20 Kashima Antlers15DFYasuyuki KonnoJanuary 25, 1983 (1983-01-25) (age 27)370 F.C. Tokyo22DFYuji Nakazawa (captain) [7][8]February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15) (age 32)10717 Yokohama F. Marinos
2MFYuki AbeSeptember 6, 1981 (1981-09-06) (age 28)473 Urawa Red Diamonds7MFYasuhito EndÅJanuary 28, 1980 (1980-01-28) (age 30)968 Gamba Osaka8MFDaisuke MatsuiMay 11, 1981 (1981-05-11) (age 29)251 Grenoble Foot 3810MFShunsuke NakamuraJune 24, 1978 (1978-06-24) (age 31)9824 Yokohama F. Marinos14MFKengo NakamuraOctober 31, 1980 (1980-10-31) (age 29)475 Kawasaki Frontale17MFMakoto Hasebe (vice-captain) [9]January 18, 1984 (1984-01-18) (age 26)331 VfL Wolfsburg18MFKeisuke HondaJune 13, 1986 (1986-06-13) (age 24)175 PFC CSKA Moscow20MFJunichi InamotoSeptember 18, 1979 (1979-09-18) (age 30)815 Kawasaki Frontale
9FWShinji OkazakiApril 16, 1986 (1986-04-16) (age 24)3016 Shimizu S-Pulse11FWKeiji TamadaApril 11, 1980 (1980-04-11) (age 30)7116 Nagoya Grampus12FWKisho YanoApril 5, 1984 (1984-04-05) (age 26)192 Albirex Niigata16FWYoshito ÅŒkuboJune 9, 1982 (1982-06-09) (age 28)515 Vissel Kobe19FWTakayuki MorimotoMay 7, 1988 (1988-05-07) (age 22)61 Calcio Catania