Japan's already eliminated Under-23s finished the Toulon Tournament on a losing note Friday after going down 1-0 against England's U-21s in their final Group B game. Chelsea's Lewis Baker put England in front from the penalty spot on 15 minutes after Hiromu Mitsumaru brought ...
Japan Under-23 defender Takuya Iwanami has been ruled out for six weeks after suffering a left-knee injury during the Toulon Tournament, his club Vissel Kobe announced Friday. The center-half came off on the half hour in Japan's 2-1 loss to Paraguay on Saturday. On Thursday, ...
Japan's Rio Olympic Under-23s' elimination at the Toulon Tournament was sealed on Wednesday, despite a 2-1 win over Guinea in Group B. First-half goals from Cayman Togashi and Takumi Minamino secured Japan its first three points of the tournament, but it was too little, too ...
Japan's Olympic men's soccer team suffered its second loss in as many games at the Toulon Tournament, losing 1-0 to Portugal on Monday. Andre Horta scored the lone goal in the 22nd minute for Portugal, which like Japan has also qualified for the Rio de ...
