Sports
Japan's Men's and Women's National Teams
Learn the World Cup records and history of Japan's national team and Nadeshiko Japan.
A men's team that has gone on challenging the world's best ever since that long-awaited first appearance, and a women's team that reached the very top. How much of Japanese football's story, and how many of its great moments, do you remember?
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Japan's men's national team has taken on the world at the World Cup and in Asian competition, building up a long history of challenge. The women's team, Nadeshiko Japan, won the World Cup for the first time in 2011 and moved a great many people in doing so. The story of these teams is the story of the work and the growth behind Japanese football.
What you will learn here
Questions draw on widely known facts about the World Cup records and history of both the men's team and Nadeshiko Japan. Knowing how each tournament went and which moments marked a turning point makes following an international that much more charged. The explanations let you trace the road Japanese football has travelled.
How to approach it
Start with the recent tournaments you remember best, then work backwards as your accuracy rate tells you to. Each set takes only a few minutes, which makes it ideal before an international. Quizzing each other with friends makes the wait for the next match harder still.
Pick a set and start
2 sets · 20 questionsYour results are saved on this device. Start with a single set.