japan national football team standingsJapan have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions, the first being in 1998 where they lost all three group games and finished in 31st position. Masashi Nakayama scoredKawasaki Frontale is the best football soccer team in Japan Kashima Antlers are the second best. The third place belongs to Vissel Kobe, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima