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SQUADS / JAPAN /

πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Japan 1998

France Β· 22 players Β· finished Group stage

Standout XI

The strongest eleven from the squad, by rating, in a 4-3-3.

πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅77
Kawaguchi
1998 Β· GK
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅75
Narahashi
1998 Β· RB
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅79
Ihara
1998 Β· CB
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅76
Hattori
1998 Β· CB
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅76
Soma
1998 Β· LB
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅82
Nakata
1998 Β· CDM
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅77
Nanami
1998 Β· CM
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅76
Yamaguchi
1998 Β· CM
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅78
Nakayama
1998 Β· RW
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅76
Morishima
1998 Β· ST
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅75
Lopes
1998 Β· LW

Full squad

GOALKEEPERS

  • 20Yoshikatsu KawaguchiGK77
  • 21Seigo NarazakiGK75
  • 1Nobuyuki KojimaGK74

DEFENDERS

  • 4Masami IharaCB79
  • 3Naoki SomaLB/LM76
  • 13Toshihiro HattoriCB/CDM76
  • 17Yutaka AkitaCB76
  • 2Akira NarahashiRB/CB75
  • 5Norio OmuraCB/RB74
  • 16Toshihide SaitoCB74
  • 19Eisuke NakanishiRB/CB73

MIDFIELDERS

  • 8Hidetoshi NakataCAM/CM82
  • 10Hiroshi NanamiCM/CAM77
  • 6Motohiro YamaguchiCM/CDM76
  • 15Hiroaki MorishimaCAM/RM76
  • 11Shinji OnoCM/CAM75
  • 7Teruyoshi ItoCM/RM74
  • 22Takashi HiranoLM/LW73

FORWARDS

  • 9Masashi NakayamaST/CF78
  • 12Wagner LopesST/RW75
  • 18Shoji JoST/CF75
  • 14Masayuki OkanoST/CF74
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