Japan 2010 World Cup Team

Japan Football Team Profile & Form

Japan qualified for the 2010 Football World Cup by finishing second in Group A in the second round of AFC World Cup qualifying. The Japanese lost to Australia during qualifying and benefited from the poor quality of opponents in their final qualifying pool, producing a number of high-scoring wins.

Over recent months the Japanese have continued to be prolific goal scorers, recording an average of close to 3 goals a match. Strong attack has been backed up with strong defence and a number of clean sheets. This combination should give the Japan football team a fighting chance of reaching the knockout rounds of the 2010 Football World Cup.

Quick Facts

Nickname: Blue Samurai
Coach: Takeshi Okada
Confederation: AFC
Best World Cup Performance: Round of 16
Highest FIFA Ranking: 9
Key Players: Shunsuke Nakamura, Yuji Nakazawa

Japan World Cup Betting Tip

Japan’s recent results suggest that they are the most under-valued team at the 2010 Football World Cup, trading at over 200/1 at many bookmakers. The Japanese football team looks good enough to move beyond the group stages, which means that backing this team now then laying them when their odds contract is a good way of making a profit on Japan betting.