The representative of Japan has never appeared in FIFA World Cup. The representative of Japan participated in a few at the 1986 Mexico convention Asia primary.
It won Hong Kong in the secondary primary. It fought with South Korea in the last primary. The first time, it was defeated in South Korea 1-2. The second time, it was also defeated in South Korea 0-1. It was not able to participate in FIFA World Cup.
Japan’s national soccer team wanted to participate in the World Cup in the United States in 1994. They played a game with Iraq on October 28 1993. If they had won this game, they could have participated in the World Cup. Japan led by one point in lost time in the second half, but one point was taken at last by Iraq. This game ended in a 2-2 tie. The Japanese team couldn’t participate in the World Cup in the United States. This is the「Tragedy of Doha」. Japanese soccer fans haven’t forgotten 「Tragedy of Doha」.
These days, Japan fought with Denmark in the South Africa convention in 2010, and won. Japan passed the group league and became the best 16.
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