[USA UNDER-20 WOMEN] Japan showed that it could be a force at the 2014 Under-20 World Cup in Canada as it beat the USA, 3-2, in the first of two under-20friendlies at the U.S. Soccer National Team Training Center. The second game between the USA, the 2012 U-20 world champion, and Japan, host of the […]
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U.S. U-17s complete sweep
[NIIGATA TOURNAMENT] The U.S. under-17 national team defeated the Niigata All-Stars, 2-0, to win the Niigata International Tournament Monday in Japan with itsthird win in three days. Newcomer Andrija Novakovich scored in his third straight match and Rubio Rubin, who is expectedto move to Dutch club FC Utrecht, added a late goal. The U-17s kicked […]
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U.S. U-17s beat Japan and Croatia
[NIAGATA TOURNAMENT] The U.S. under-17 national team beat Japan’s under-17 national team, 2-1, and Croatia’s under-17 national team, 4-2, to open play at theNiigata Tournament in Japan. Japan and Croatia have both qualified for the Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October. The USA, which did not qualify for thefirst time, concludes […]
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U.S. under-17 national team roster
[NIIGATA TOURNAMENT] The U.S. under-17 national team did not qualify for the Under-7 World Cup this fall in the United Arab Emirates, but it does remain active.The U-17s will face the Japan and Croatia U-17 national teams, as well as a Niigata All-Star team, at a tournament in Niigata, Japan. The USA will open against […]
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Japan's 'Huge Regret' Against Italy
Alberto Zaccheroni expressed “huge regret” following Japan’s 4-3 loss to Italy in a thrilling FIFA Confederations Cup encounter in Recife on Wednesday.Japan’s Italian coach lamented that Sebastian Giovinco’s late winner came after his team had hit the bar twice during the same play. “Obviously when you have thechance to win the game and moments later […]
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Brazil makes easy work of Japan
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] Brazil made easy work of a surprisingly weak Japan team, opening the Confederations Cup with a 3-0 win. The goals came from three differenceplayers Neymar, Paulinho and substitute Jo in the third minute of each half andsecond-half stoppage time. FIFA President Sepp Blatter tweeted that Brasilia’s Mane Garrincha National Stadium was a “jewel.” […]
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Brazil under intense pressure
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Group A] Storylines abound in Group A at the Confederations Cup that begins Saturday when host Brazil plays Japan in Brasilia. Will the hostswin over the support of their skeptical home fans with a team missing such stars as Ronaldinho, Kaka, Ramires and Alexandre Pato? Will Japan continue the form that made it […]
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Five stars aiming to shine in Brazil
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] Of all the soccer packed into this summer — World Cup qualifiers, the U-20 World Cup, the Gold Cup — the Confederations Cup promises tobe the biggest gathering of top talent. Besides being a dress rehearsal for Brazil to demonstrate it’s on track to successfully host the 2014 World Cup, the eight-nation tournament […]
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Japan First Nation to Qualify for World Cup
Japan on Tuesday became the first country to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, thanks to an injury-time penalty from Keisuke Honda. The CSKA Moscow striker salvaged a 1-1 drawagainst Australia, which was just enough to book a place at next year’s finals in Brazil. Japan now has a seven-point lead in Asian Qualifying Group […]
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Japan beats USA in battle of U-17 women's powers
[TORNEO CUATRO NACIONES] Japan won the Torneo Cuatro Naciones for under-17 women’s national teams in San Jose, Costa Rica, with a 4-1 win over the USA in theirthird and final match of the four-team competition. Japanese, who have excelled on the youth levels of the women’s international game recently, took advantage of two bad mistakes […]