| Facts : |
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Japan will be participating
in qualifying for a FIFA World Cup™
for the 13th time, having reached the finals
just twice. For a long time, Japanese football
struggled to break through, despite an Olympic
bronze medal. |
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That was to change in 1998, when the team
reached the finals of the FIFA World Cup in
France, suffering narrow defeats to Argentina,
Croatia and Jamaica. Four years later in their
home country, Japan would have their finest
hour. |
| • |
That was to change in 1998, when the team
reached the finals of the FIFA World Cup in
France, suffering narrow defeats to Argentina,
Croatia and Jamaica. Four years later in their
home country, Japan would have their finest
hour. |
