Japan at the FIFA World Cup
By match

Japan at the FIFA World Cup

Section Title: By match
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World Cup	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Scorers

1998	Group Stage	Argentina	0–1	L

Croatia	0–1	L

Jamaica	1–2	L	Nakayama

2002	Group Stage	Belgium	2–2	D	Suzuki, Inamoto

Russia	1–0	W	Inamoto

Tunisia	2–0	W	Morishima, H. Nakata

Round of 16	Turkey	0–1	L

2006	Group Stage	Australia	1–3	L	Nakamura

Croatia	0–0	D

Brazil	1–4	L	Tamada

2010	Group Stage	Cameroon	1–0	W	Honda

Netherlands	0–1	L

Denmark	3–1	W	Honda, Endō, Okazaki

Round of 16	Paraguay	0–0 (a.e.t.), 3–5 (p)	D

2014	Group Stage	Ivory Coast	1–2	L	Honda

Greece	0–0	D

Colombia	1–4	L	Okazaki

2018	Group Stage	Colombia	2–1	W	Kagawa, Ōsako

Senegal	2–2	D	Inui, Honda

Poland	0–1	L

Round of 16	Belgium	2–3	L	Haraguchi, Inui

Sentence(s)

Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first goal in the World Cup against Jamaica in 1998 in a 2-1 defeat.

final_sentence: Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first goal in the World Cup against Jamaica in 1998 in a 2-1 defeat.