Is Japanese football the first in Asia?

Japanese football ranks first in Asia.

Introduction of Japanese football team:

Japan National Men's Football Team is a Japanese football team under the jurisdiction of Japan Football Association. Japan Football Association (formerly known as Japan Cuju Association) was founded in 192 1 year and joined FIFA in 1929.

Since 1990s, the level of Japanese football has advanced by leaps and bounds. Japan won the Asian Cup in Japan in 1992, the Asian Cup in Lebanon in 2000, the Asian Cup in China in 2004, and the Asian Cup in Qatar in 201/and became the team that won the most championships in the history of the Asian Cup.

Japan has reached the World Cup finals seven times, and the best record is 16. They have achieved this result in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, the 20 10 World Cup in South Africa, the 20 18 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Initial stage:

Real football entered Japan in 1873, when Golas, a British naval officer from Tokyo Naval School, played a game similar to the modern football model. However, the National Unified Football Association of Japan and the Great Japan Cuju Association (now the Japanese Football Association) did not appear until 192 1, and the establishment of the Japanese Football Association also meant that football officially approached the Japanese public.

Japan's first international competition was the third Far East Games held in 19 17. The Japanese team composed of Tokyo Teachers College lost to China 0-5. 1934 During the 10th Far East Games, the Chinese and Japanese football teams met seven times, and China won 6 1 draw. Only at the 9th Far East Games on 1930 did the Japanese team draw with China 3-3, and finally the two teams tied for the championship.

After entering the Showa era (1926), the level of university-centered football in Japan has been rapidly improved. From 65438 to 0929, the Japanese Football Association joined the International Football Federation.

The history of the World Cup in Japan can be traced back to the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. Unlike future World Cups, this World Cup has no qualifiers. All FIFA member countries were invited to participate in this competition and joined the FIFA Japan Cuju Association on 1929.