The Japan national football team in 2017, managed by head coach

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compete in the

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and

2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship The 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the 7th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in Japan in December 2017. Through the agreement between EAFF and ASEAN Football Federation (A ...

among

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matches both at home and abroad.

Record

Kits

On 7 June, Japan used special kit to celebrate 20th anniversary of Japan's qualification to their first World Cup finals. It was used against Syria. Since November, a new home kit is used.

Matches

Players statistics

Goalscorers

References

External links

Japan Football Association
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