germany won the 2002 world cup in japan.
germany won the 2002 world cup in japan.
who won the 2002 world cup in japan?
germany
on march 31, 1999, morioka debuted for japan national team against brazil. after the debut, he became a regular player and played all matches including 1999 copa america in 1999. he mainly played as central defender in three back as masami ihara successor. he also served as captain in many matches. in september 2000, he was elected japan u-23 national team as over age for 2000 summer olympics. he played 3 games as captain. in october, he played at 2000 asian cup. he played full time in all 6 matches and japan won the champions. he also played at 2001 confederations cup and japan won the 2nd place. in 2002, he could not play for injury. he was elected japan for 2002 world cup. he played as captain in first match against belgium, but he was injured and replaced. after 2002 world cup, in march 2003, he was elected japan again by new manager zico. on june 8, 2003, the match against argentina is his last game for japan. although he was a member of japan for 2003 confederations cup in june, he did not play in the match. he played 38 games for japan until 2003.
ryuzo morioka
on october 24, 1995, akita debuted for japan national team against saudi arabia. he played at 1996 asian cup. he became a regular from the middle of 1997 and at 1998 world cup qualification in 1997, japan won the qualify for 1998 world cup first time japan's history. he played at 1998 world cup and 1999 copa américa. he played full time in all matches at both competitions. in 2002, he was elected japan for the first time in 3 years. he was also elected japan for 2002 world cup, but he did not play in the match. after 2002 world cup, he became a regular player again under new manager zico. on june 8, 2003, the match against argentina is his last game for japan. although he was a member of japan for 2003 confederations cup in june, he did not play in the match. he played 44 games and scored 4 goals for japan until 2003.
yutaka akita