By Mike Woitalla Colombia returns to the World Cup for the first time in 16 years with a collection of talent that rivals its teams of the 1990s – even if it lostworld-class scorer Radamel Falcao to injury. Ivory Coast is Africa’s highest-ranked team. Japan is the only one in this group ever to reach […]
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The World Cup Countdown: German match canceled
[BRAZIL 2014] Germany’s World Cup team had to cancel a match against Germany’s under-20 national team at its its mountain camp in Italy after two players wereinvolved in an accident at a race track that resulted in two people being taken to a hospital, one with serious injuries. German soccer federation sponsor Mercedes-Benz was filming […]
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Japan captures AFC Women's Asian Cup
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015: Qualifying] Japan, the defending Women’s World Cup champion, won the AFC Women’s Asian Cup with a 1-0 win over Australia in the finalbefore 10,000 fans in Ho Chi Minh City. They will be joined by China, South Korea and Thailand in next year’s expanded Women’s World Cup. AzusaIwashimizu scored the game’s […]
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Japan surprises with recall of veteran striker
[WORLD CUP 2014] Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni included in his 23-player roster for the World Cup 31-year-old forward YoshitoOkubo, who hasn’t played for the Blue Samurai in two years, and three defensive players struggling with injuries. Okubo, who has appeared only once for the Italian coach duringhis four-year tenure, led the J-League in scoring last season […]
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A rather silly free kick works for Kyoto Sanga FC
[VIDEO PICK: Golazo] In the Japanese second division, Kyoto Sanga FC over-choreographed an indirect free but managed to make the effort worthwhile. Four players make dummy runs, the fourth giving the ball the required touch, before the shooter finally rifles the ball into the net against Yokohama in Kyoto Sanga’s 2-0 win earlier this week.
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Japan captures first championship with six-game sweep
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Japan became the third different Asian team in four tournaments to win the Under-17 Women’s World Cup thanks to a 2-0 triumph overSpain in Friday night’s final at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica. The tournament was a victory for Asako Takemoto Takakura, the first woman tocoach a Japanese […]
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Japan cruises into championship game
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Japan cruised into Friday’s final at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup with a 4-1 win over surprise semifinalist Venezuela. The victorybrought the Japanese tally to five games, five wins and a goal margin of 21-1. Japan led 2-0 at the half on goals by Fuka Nagano and Nana Ichese before pulling […]
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UCLA falls to Japanese champ INAC Kobe Leonessa
[COLLEGE WOMEN] How does the NCAA Division I women’s champion stackup against the pro champion of reigning Women’s World Cup champion Japan? Very close. The Bruinsfell to INAC Kobe Leonessa, champion of Japan’s Nadeshiko League, 3-2, in the opening game of their Japanese tour. The game was played in Okinawa and televised in Japan on […]
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U.S. women put streak on line against Japan
[ALGARVE CUP] The USA opens play at the Algarve Cup in Portugal Wednesday against Japan at Belavista Municipal Stadium in Parchal (kickoff: 7:45 a.m. ET). Thematch is the first between the two teams since their meeting in the 2012 Olympic gold-medal game, but it has even greater significance as it is two years to the […]
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Ohai gets goal, Taylor shutout in U-23s' win over Japan
[SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT] The U.S. under-23 women’s national team opened play at the Six Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, with a 1-0 win over Japan on a56th-minute goal from Kealia Ohai, the No. 2 overall pick in the NWSL College Draft by the Houston Dash out of North Carolina. Texas goalkeeper Abby Smithearned the […]