Japan World cup dream is over

The American artist Andy Warhol once famously said that Everybody is famous for 15 minutes.

Well, tonight Japan’s football team only got 12 minutes.

But what fame!

Japan 1 Brazil 0 !

12 minutes for all the players and all the fans and all the Japanese people to remember for all your lives !

12 minutes of everlasting honour and glory be unto them !

Posted from  France

I was sorry to see you guys go down like you did tonight ShiLou, you didn’t deserve that. I was busy watching the Australia game so I didn’t get to see the actual play, but a 4-1 scoreline doesn’t do Japan justice in general.

I’m looking forward to plenty of good matches between the Blue Samurai and the Socceroos in the Asian Confederation.

Thanks for your good work blogging for Japan as well.

Nippon Banzai

Posted from  Sweden

Well done surely for 12 minutes as Gerard says - still world, please do not take it wrong; this is not what “samurai” means. This time, Japan team let Asians and Japanese down however Japanese are very nice saying “you did the good job!! Well done!!”

H. Nakata could not move after the game was over - as his pride was broken after he wrote “now we fight for the sake of our pride” on his site.

Japan people, be critical to let their pride high; Without such an attitude the level of this team will not get higher however fantastic coach will join in the future.

The strength of Brasil comes from the domestic criticism it faces all the time; however the team keeps winning, the supporters at home complains a lot because they love the team and they want them to be perfect: That is something lacking in Japan.

Japan is over but let’s keep our eyes on Aussies and Canaries; also on Korea!!

Posted from  Japan

As a fan of the Blue Samurai since 2002, the Japanese acquited themselves with honor today. I believe the team did it’s best, and hope they qualify for 2010.

Posted from  United States

Oh, how disappointing it is for a J-fan like me to see Japan thrashed down by Brazil in the last match in this world cup… The unexpected goal by Keiji Tamada in the 34th minute really fascinate me though, together with the as-usual-fantastic goal saves by Japan’s hero, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. Man, though Japan does not advance to the next round, I’m glad to see that Japan has the best goalkeeper of this 2006 World Cup!!! Who else can make such saves (and also the penalty save against the Croatians earlier on). Anyway, if we J-fan have to blame anyone, it’s the defence! I often see relapse in defence, especially in the second half! The only thing I don’t understand is that, why Japan can keep tough in defence in the 1st half, but does not do so in the second half? Huh…. Guess this is all a part of destiny! ^_^
Anyway, I wish Japan does not have to meet the soccer giants (Brazil, Argentina, Germany, etc.) in the first round again next time! Wish you Japan blessings for the next 2010 World Cup in South Africa! Do your best, Japan! Ganbatte, ne!!!! BANZAI!!!!!!! BANZAI!!!!!!
^o^
^o^

Posted from  Singapore

日本語翻訳:

私が日本をこのワールドカップの最後のマッチのブラジルによって見るために… 打ったようにそれを失望させることがJ ファンのためいかにであるか、ああ第34 分の 玉田 圭司, による予想外の目的は日本の英雄、川口 能活, によってように通常素晴らしい目的とともに実際に私を、救うしかし魅了する。日本が次のラウンドに進まないけれども人、私は日本にこの2006 年のワールドカップの最もよいゴールキーパーが!! あることを見て嬉しい! 作ることができるか誰がそのような物は救い、(より早いクロアチア代表 に対するを除けばまた罰) 。とにかく、私達がJ ファンだれでも責任にしなければならなければそれは防衛である! 私は頻繁に後半の防衛の再発を、特に見る! 私が理解しない唯一の事は第1 半分の防衛でそれ、なぜ日本堅い保つことができたり後半でそうしないであるがか。ハァッ…. これが部分すべて運命のであることを推測しなさい! ^ _ ^ とにかく、私は日本がサッカー巨人(ブラジル、アルゼンチン、ドイツ、等は。) に会う必要がないことを望む再度最初の円形次の時間! 南アフリカ共和国の次の2010 年のワールドカップを日本天恵を望みなさい! 全力を、日本尽しなさい! Ganbatte 、ne!!!! BANZAI の!!!!!!! BANZAI の!!!!!! ^o^ ^o^

Posted from  Singapore

The Japanese defeat started with those final moments against Australia, unfortunately. I was hoping Zico to advance, but after 2 games it was clear that the Japanese team wasn not as strong as I was hoping for.

Here in Rio all my friends predicted high scores for this match based on the last results of Japan. As I said at my blog we won by 3 goals (I said 3:0).

It is heart breaking for me to see that after all the effort Zico placed at the Japanese National Team (being Asian champions and qualifying first on their group) the fans get to watch such a weak performance.

Better luck next time guys!

hey all u bloggers out there!

just want 2 give my condolences 2 japan 4 their wonderful efforts in trying to win a match but unfortunately they didn’t. from the very beginning i was a huge fan of japan even though i was born and have lived in australia 4 all my life. I am not japanese but i know that they will always be the best soccer team ever!!!

goalkeeper yohikatsu kawaguchi made some brilliant saves in all matches but was not strong enough 2 win any matches.

wish them all the best of luck and hope they make it into world cup soccer 2010.

KAWAGUCHI IS REALLY HOT AND
HE’S REALLY CUTE

Posted from  Australia

I was hoping Japan would of made it but oh well, good efforts anyway!!
Hidetoshi Nakata is great!!

Posted from  Australia

I for one do not think Japan’s game was weak yesterday; I thought they put up one hell of a fight. Unfortunately, the Brazilians seemed to have come out in full force yesterday and sparkled. Eventually, Kawaguchi just couldn’t maintain the string of incredible saves he was making against the Brazilians who were pelting him left, right, up and down. I’m sorry it ended in such a wide margin. Japan played well.

Posted from  Canada

Looking forward to seeing ur team in Aus, for the 2010 qualifiers. Its a pleasure we havn’t had as of yet and there will be plenty of support for the blue samurai down under as well.

Posted from  Australia

hi frog eater dont dis Japan! this is a load of rubbish coming from the country that eats snails and frogs for dinner what did france do this world cup?? not much so get back 2 your FRENCH BREAD!

Posted from  United Kingdom

The Japanese team performance in their last match was the best out of the 3 matches, and I’d think that if they put up such an efford in the match agaist the Australian, they would have qualified for the second round. I was watching the live telecast in the crowd of Brazilian supporters, and of course it was hard for me to cheer up for the Japanese team. But the suprising goal (not really suprising though. The Japanese side put up very good efford to get that goal) revealed my true color. And, for me, though the mighty Samurais were defeated by the Brazialian side, but it was not really dissappointing since the Japanese team became the FIRST team to break the Brazilian defense and the Brazilian conceded their very first goal in this World Cup 2006! And the Samurais are very lucky to have such a great goalkeeper like Kawaguchi, he is such a great man!
川口万歳！川口万歳！川口万歳！

Posted from  Malaysia

very true, thats something that england, france, germany & loads others couldn’t do break the brazilian defence!

Posted from  United Kingdom

Japan lost….
Like I did not know that was coming.

Posted from  New Zealand

I am hoping to see Japan in South Africa 2010…

Posted from  United States

Man on the street interview in Tokyo:

“Stupid inferior people all over the rest of the world.

I hate it when they win.

Something must be wrong with this game.

If it was fair, we would always win.

How can anybody argue with that ?”

Posted from  United States

Abz… France cracked Brazilian defense… Seems like Europe rules the world again! LOL

Posted from  France

hey guys,
i would just like to say that even though japan didn’t do very well in the world cup, i love the team anyway and they put up a great fight. i would especially like to say that nakata is the best and HOTTEST player on the team! i love you so much and im sorry to hear about your retirement from soccer but goodluck with your future career choice and life! love you heaps!

xoxo

Posted from  Australia

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Posted from  Italy