Shunsuke Nakamura - International Appearances (original) (raw)


The outstanding Japanese player obtained 98 international caps with his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.


Born: 24- 6-1978 Country: Japan Caps: 98 (W52-D30-L16 � GF185-GA96 � %68.37) Goals: 24 Age First Cap: 21 yr 234 d 13- 2-2000 vs. Singapore 3-0 Age Last Cap: 31 yr 360 d 19- 6-2010 vs. Netherlands 0-1 National Team Career: 10 yr 126 d


Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition 1 13- 2-00 Macau Singapore 3-0 Asian Cup Qualifier 2 1 1 16- 2-00 Macau Brunei 9-0 Asian Cup Qualifier 3 1 20- 2-00 Macau Macau 3-0 Asian Cup Qualifier 4 1 15- 3-00 Kobe China 0-0 5 1 26- 4-00 Seoul South Korea 0-1 6 1 4- 6-00 Casablanca France 2-2 [1] Hassan II Cup 7 1 6- 6-00 Casablanca Jamaica 4-0 Hassan II Cup 8 1 2 11- 6-00 Miyagi Slovakia 1-1 Kirin Cup 9 2 18- 6-00 Yokohama Bolivia 2-0 Kirin Cup 10 1 3 16- 8-00 Hiroshima UA Emirates 3-1 Kirin W. Challenge 11 3 14-10-00 Saida Saudi Arabia 4-1 Asian Nations Cup 12 3 17-10-00 Saida Uzbekistan 8-1 Asian Nations Cup 13 3 24-10-00 Beirut Iraq 4-1 Asian Nations Cup 14 3 26-10-00 Beirut China 3-2 Asian Nations Cup 15 3 29-10-00 Beirut Saudi Arabia 1-0 Asian Nations Cup 16 3 20-12-00 Tokyo South Korea 1-1 17 3 24- 3-01 Saint-Denis France 0-5 18 3 21- 3-02 Osaka Ukraine 1-0 Kirin W. Challenge 19 3 17- 4-02 Yokohama Costa Rica 1-1 Kirin W. Challenge 20 3 29- 4-02 Tokyo Slovakia 1-0 Kirin Cup 21 2 5 2- 5-02 Kobe Honduras 3-3 Kirin Cup 22 5 16-10-02 Tokyo Jamaica 1-1 Kirin W. Challenge 23 5 20-11-02 Saitama Argentina 0-2 Kirin W. Challenge 24 1 6 28- 3-03 Tokyo Uruguay 2-2 Kirin W. Challenge 25 6 11- 6-03 Saitama Paraguay 0-0 Kirin Cup 26 2 8 18- 6-03 Saint-Denis New Zealand 3-0 Confederations Cup 27 1 9 20- 6-03 Saint-Etienne France 1-2 Confederations Cup 28 9 20- 8-03 Tokyo Nigeria 3-0 Kirin W. Challenge 29 9 10- 9-03 Niigata Senegal 0-1 Kirin W. Challenge 30 9 8-10-03 Tunis Tunisia 1-0 31 9 11-10-03 Bucuresti Romania 1-1 32 9 12- 2-04 Tokyo Iraq 2-0 Kirin W. Challenge 33 9 18- 2-04 Saitama Oman 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 34 9 31- 3-04 Singapore Singapore 2-1 World Cup Qualifier 35 9 30- 5-04 Manchester Iceland 3-2 International Tourn. 36 9 1- 6-04 Manchester England 1-1 International Tourn. 37 1 10 9- 6-04 Saitama India 7-0 World Cup Qualifier 38 10 9- 7-04 Hiroshima Slovakia 3-1 Kirin Cup 39 10 13- 7-04 Yokohama Serbia-Monten. 1-0 Kirin Cup 40 1 11 20- 7-04 Chongqing Oman 1-0 Asian Nations Cup 41 1 12 24- 7-04 Chongqing Thailand 4-1 Asian Nations Cup 42 12 28- 7-04 Chongqing Iran 0-0 Asian Nations Cup 43 12 31- 7-04 Chongqing Jordan 1-1 [2] Asian Nations Cup 44 12 3- 8-04 Jinan Bahrain 4-3 Asian Nations Cup 45 12 7- 8-04 Beijing China 3-1 Asian Nations Cup 46 12 13-10-04 Muscat Oman 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 47 12 9- 2-05 Saitama North Korea 2-1 World Cup Qualifier 48 12 25- 3-05 Tehran Iran 1-2 World Cup Qualifier 49 12 30- 3-05 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 50 12 3- 6-05 Manama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 51 12 16- 6-05 Hannover Mexico 1-2 Confederations Cup 52 12 19- 6-05 Frankfurt Greece 1-0 Confederations Cup 53 1 13 22- 6-05 K�ln Brazil 2-2 Confederations Cup 54 1 14 7- 9-05 Miyagi Honduras 5-4 55 1 15 8-10-05 Riga Latvia 2-2 56 15 12-10-05 Kyiv Ukraine 0-1 57 15 16-11-05 Tokyo Angola 1-0 58 15 28- 2-06 Dortmund Bosnia-Herzeg. 2-2 59 15 30- 5-06 Leverkusen Germany 2-2 60 15 4- 6-06 D�sseldorf Malta 1-0 61 1 16 12- 6-06 Kaiserslautern Australia 1-3 World Cup 62 16 18- 6-06 N�rnberg Croatia 0-0 World Cup 63 16 22- 6-06 Dortmund Brazil 1-4 World Cup 64 16 24- 3-07 Yokohama Peru 2-0 65 16 5- 6-07 Saitama Colombia 0-0 Kirin Cup 66 16 9- 7-07 Hanoi Qatar 1-1 Asian Nations Cup 67 1 17 13- 7-07 Hanoi UA Emirates 3-1 Asian Nations Cup 68 1 18 16- 7-07 Hanoi Vietnam 4-1 Asian Nations Cup 69 18 21- 7-07 Hanoi Australia 1-1 [3] Asian Nations Cup 70 18 25- 7-07 Hanoi Saudi Arabia 2-3 Asian Nations Cup 71 18 28- 7-07 Palembang South Korea 0-0 [4] Asian Nations Cup 72 18 7- 9-07 Klagenfurt Austria 0-0 [5] International Tourn. 73 2 20 11- 9-07 Klagenfurt Switzerland 4-3 International Tourn. 74 20 27- 5-08 Saitama Paraguay 0-0 Kirin Cup 75 1 21 2- 6-08 Yokohama Oman 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 76 21 7- 6-08 Muscat Oman 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 77 21 14- 6-08 Bangkok Thailand 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 78 21 22- 6-08 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 79 1 22 6- 9-08 Manama Bahrain 3-2 World Cup Qualifier 80 22 9-10-08 Niigata UA Emirates 1-1 Kirin Cup 81 22 15-10-08 Saitama Uzbekistan 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 82 22 19-11-08 Doha Qatar 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 83 22 11- 2-09 Yokohama Australia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 84 1 23 28- 3-09 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 85 23 31- 5-09 Tokyo Belgium 4-0 Kirin Cup 86 23 6- 6-09 Toshkent Uzbekistan 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 87 23 10- 6-09 Yokohama Qatar 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 88 23 5- 9-09 Enschede Netherlands 0-3 89 23 9- 9-09 Utrecht Ghana 4-3 90 23 8-10-09 Shizuoka Hong Kong 6-0 Asian Cup Qualifier 91 23 14-10-09 Miyagi Togo 5-0 92 23 14-11-09 Port Elizabeth South Africa 0-0 93 1 24 18-11-09 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4-0 Asian Cup Qualifier 94 24 3- 3-10 Nagoya Bahrain 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier 95 24 7- 4-10 Osaka Serbia 0-3 Kirin Cup 96 24 24- 5-10 Saitama South Korea 0-3 Kirin Cup 97 24 4- 6-10 Sion Ivory Coast 0-2 98 24 19- 6-10 Durban Netherlands 0-1 World Cup

[1] Japan won 4-3 on penalty kicks. [2] Japan lost 2-4 on penalty kicks. [3] Japan won 4-3 on penalty kicks. [4] Japan lost 5-6 on penalty kicks. [5] Japan lost 3-4 on penalty kicks.

Remarks: Matches against South Korea, 0-2 (7-12-98, at Bangkok, Asian Games), Kuwait, 2-1 (9-12-98, at Bangkok, 1 goal, Asian Games), UA Emirates, 0-1 (11-12-98, at Bangkok, Asian Games) and Hong Kong League Team, 0-0 (8- 2-00, at Hong Kong, Carlsberg Cup) in which Nakamura played are not full �A� for Japan FA and therefore not include here.

Total Record

Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage 98 52 30 16 185- 96 134 68.37

Types of Matches Goals Kirin Cup 22 5 Asian Nations Cup 17 4 Friendlies 19 2 World Cup Qualifier 19 4 Confederations Cup 5 4 World Cup 4 1 Asian Cup Qualifier 6 2 Other Tournaments 6 2

Total 98 24


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