OCTOBER 20 (Sugod.com) – Japan lifted its third title after winning the champion’s trophy in the 2011 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship following their 6-0 victory over Vietnam at the Thong Nhat Stadium on Sunday night.
Mai Kyokawa of Japan scored his fifth goal in the 43rd minute to bag the most valuable player and top goalscorer award in the competition. Japan also got Fair Play award.
Meanwhile,

SEPTEMBER 23 (Sugod.com) – Japan youth internationals Ryohei Yamazaki and Keigo Higashi found the back of the net to give their side a victory in the 2012 Summer Olympics Round 3 qualifying match against Malaysia at the Tosu Stadium last Wednesday.
South Korea internationals Yoon Bit-Garam and Kim Bo-Kyung did the same to record a 2-0 victory over Oman at the Changwon Football Center.
Uzbekiztan, on the

SEPTEMBER 6 (Sugod.com) – Japan face the exit door in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Ravenna/Italy after narrow defeats against Ukraine and Mexico in the group stage.
A final group stage match against Brazil could formally close Japan’s campaign in this year’s beach soccer world cup edition.
Seven out of Eight teams have already sealed their quarter-finals berth namely: Italy, Slovenia, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal,

Manila, AUGUST 31 (Sugod.com) – Japan women’s national football team will face Thailand at the Shandong Provincial Stadium for their first match in the Final Round of the AFC qualifying for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
Japan is one of the five highest ranked teams in Asia alongside Australia, China PR, North Korea and South Korea. And the Nadeshiko were recently crowned as the 2011 FIFA