Takayuki Morimoto is named as one of the strikers for the Japanese national football team to take part in the Beijing Olympics football competition.

The first match will be on 7 August against USA

Go TAKA!

Match August 7th 2008

Japan - USA 0:1 (0:0)

Goals scored
Stuart HOLDEN (USA) 47'


Japan
Line-up
[1] Shusaku NISHIKAWA (GK)
[4] Hiroki MIZUMOTO (C)
[5] Yuto NAGATOMO
[6] Masato MORISHIGE
[7] Atsuto UCHIDA
[8] Keisuke HONDA
[10] Yohei KAJIYAMA (-64')
[12] Hiroyuki TANIGUCHI
[14] Shinji KAGAWA (-83')
[15] Takayuki MORIMOTO (-72')
[16] Takuya HONDA
Substitute(s)
[2] Hajime HOSOGAI
[3] Maya YOSHIDA
[9] Yohei TOYODA (+72')
[11] Shinji OKAZAKI (+83')
[13] Michihiro YASUDA
[17] Tadanari LEE (+64')
[18] Kaito YAMAMOTO
Coach
SORIMACHI Yasuharu (JPN)

USA
Line-up
[18] Brad GUZAN (GK)
[2] Marvell WYNNE
[3] Michael OROZCO
[4] Michael BRADLEY
[6] Maurice EDU
[7] Stuart HOLDEN (-82')
[11] Freddy ADU
[14] Robbie ROGERS (-86')
[15] Michael PARKHURST
[16] Sacha KLJESTAN
[17] Brian McBRIDE (C) (-74')
Substitute(s)
[1] Chris SEITZ
[5] Dax McCARTY
[8] Danny SZETELA (+86')
[9] Charlie DAVIES
[10] Benny FEILHABER (+82')
[12] Jozy ALTIDORE (+74')
[13] Patrick IANNI
Coach
NOWAK Peter (POL)

Cautions
Freddy ADU (USA) 51', Michael BRADLEY (USA) 65', Keisuke HONDA (JPN) 73', Takuya HONDA (JPN) 77', Brad GUZAN (USA) 90'

Match August 10th 2008

Nigeria - Japan 2:1 (0:0)

Goals scored
Victor OBINNA (NGA) 58', Victor ANICHEBE (NGA) 74', Yohei TOYODA (JPN) 79'


Nigeria
Line-up
[1] Ambruse VANZEKIN (GK)
[2] Chibuzor OKONKWO
[4] Onyekachi APAM
[5] Dele ADELEYE
[8] Sani KAITA
[9] Victor OBINNA (-77')
[10] Promise ISAAC (C) (-73')
[11] Solomon OKORONKWO
[12] Ebenezer AJILORE
[13] Olubayo ADEFEMI
[14] Peter ODEMWINGIE (-62')
Substitute(s)
[6] Monday JAMES
[7] Chinedu OGBUKE OBASI (+73')
[15] Efe AMBROSE
[16] Victor ANICHEBE (+62')
[17] Emmanuel EKPO (+77')
[18] Ikechukwu EZENWA
[19] Oladapo OLUFEMI
Coach
SIASIA Samson (NGA)

Japan
Line-up
[1] Shusaku NISHIKAWA (GK)
[2] Hajime HOSOGAI (-75')
[4] Hiroki MIZUMOTO (C)
[6] Masato MORISHIGE
[7] Atsuto UCHIDA
[8] Keisuke HONDA
[12] Hiroyuki TANIGUCHI
[13] Michihiro YASUDA
[14] Shinji KAGAWA (-63')
[16] Takuya HONDA
[17] Tadanari LEE (-63')
Substitute(s)
[3] Maya YOSHIDA
[5] Yuto NAGATOMO
[9] Yohei TOYODA (+63')
[10] Yohei KAJIYAMA (+75')
[11] Shinji OKAZAKI (+63')
[15] Takayuki MORIMOTO
[18] Kaito YAMAMOTO
Coach
SORIMACHI Yasuharu (JPN)

Cautions
Chibuzor OKONKWO (NGA) 16', Hajime HOSOGAI (JPN) 57', Olubayo ADEFEMI (NGA) 59', Takuya HONDA (JPN) 84', Onyekachi APAM (NGA) 90'

Match August 13 2008

Netherlands - Japan 1:0 (0:0)

Goals scored
Gerald SIBON (NED) 73' Penalty goals


Netherlands
Line-up
[18] Kenneth VERMEER (GK)
[3] Dirk MARCELLIS
[4] Kew JALIENS
[7] Jonathan DE GUZMAN (-90')
[8] Urby EMANUELSON
[9] Roy MAKAAY (C)
[10] Gerald SIBON (-75')
[11] Ryan BABEL
[12] Hedwiges MADURO (-61')
[13] Calvin JONG-A-PIN
[15] Royston DRENTHE
Substitute(s)
[1] Piet VELTHUIZEN
[2] Gianni ZUIVERLOON (+75')
[5] Erik PIETERS (+90')
[6] Kees LUIJCKX
[14] Evander SNO
[16] Roy BEERENS
[17] Otman BAKKAL (+61')
Coach
DE HAAN Foppe (NED)

Japan
Line-up
[1] Shusaku NISHIKAWA (GK)
[2] Hajime HOSOGAI
[3] Maya YOSHIDA
[4] Hiroki MIZUMOTO (C)
[5] Yuto NAGATOMO
[6] Masato MORISHIGE
[8] Keisuke HONDA (-80')
[9] Yohei TOYODA
[10] Yohei KAJIYAMA
[11] Shinji OKAZAKI (-86')
[12] Hiroyuki TANIGUCHI (-80')
Substitute(s)
[7] Atsuto UCHIDA
[13] Michihiro YASUDA
[14] Shinji KAGAWA (+80')
[15] Takayuki MORIMOTO (+80')
[16] Takuya HONDA
[17] Tadanari LEE (+86')
[18] Kaito YAMAMOTO
Coach
SORIMACHI Yasuharu (JPN)

Cautions
Gerald SIBON (NED) 39', Kew JALIENS (NED) 63', Yohei TOYODA (JPN) 72', Jonathan DE GUZMAN (NED) 82'