Japan coach Okada eyes exit after penalty loss

Disappointed Japan coach Takeshi Okada said he is likely to step down after his side lost their World Cup last 16 tie with Paraguay 5-3 on penalties following a dire 0-0 draw on Tuesday. Japan,......

Images: Dutch and Japan through to last 16 at World Cup

Japan gave notice of their potential on Thursday when they beat Denmark 3-1 in their final Group E fixture and clinched a place in the last 16 of the World Cup on foreign soil for the first time.......

Football images: Japan vs Cameroon

Keisuke Honda carried Japan to their first World Cup finals victory on foreign soil when he scored the goal that beat Cameroon 1-0 in a Group E match on Monday. Paul Le Guen's Cameroon had been......

Honda gearing up for more success

Keisuke Honda scored one goal and made another in a scintillating performance for Japan on Thursday but said he is not satisfied with guiding his team into the last 16 at the World Cup finals.......

Denmark hoping to thwart disciplined Japan

Denmark coach Morten Olsen is hoping for some traditional 'Danish dynamite' from his team's attack in Thursday's decisive Group E clash with Japan. Olsen, who captained Denmark when they made their......