Born: 22- 1-1977 Country: Japan Caps: 77 (W29-D25-L23 – GF107-GA85 – %53.90) Goals: 10 Age First Cap: 20 yr 119 d 21- 5-1997 vs. South Korea 1-1 Age Last Cap: 29 yr 151 d 22- 6-2006 vs. Brazil 1-4 National Team Career: 9 yr 32 d
Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 21- 5-97 Tokyo South Korea 1-1
2 8- 6-97 Tokyo Croatia 4-3 Kirin Cup
3 15- 6-97 Osaka Turkey 1-0 Kirin Cup
4 2 2 22- 6-97 Tokyo Macau 10-0 World Cup Qualifier
5 2 25- 6-97 Tokyo Nepal 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
6 1 3 28- 6-97 Tokyo Oman 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
7 3 13- 8-97 Osaka Brazil 0-3
8 1 4 7- 9-97 Tokyo Uzbekistan 6-3 World Cup Qualifier
9 4 19- 9-97 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
10 4 28- 9-97 Tokyo South Korea 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
11 4 4-10-97 Almaty Kazakhstan 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
12 4 11-10-97 Tashkent Uzbekistan 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
13 4 26-10-97 Tokyo UA Emirates 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
14 4 1-11-97 Seoul South Korea 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
15 1 5 8-11-97 Tokyo Kazakhstan 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
16 5 16-11-97 Johor Bahru Iran 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
17 1 6 15- 2-98 Adelaide Australia 3-0
18 6 1- 3-98 Yokohama South Korea 2-1 Dinasty Cup
19 6 7- 3-98 Tokyo China 0-2 Dinasty Cup
20 6 1- 4-98 Seoul South Korea 1-2
21 6 24- 5-98 Yokohama Czech Republic 0-0 Kirin Cup
22 6 3- 6-98 Lausanne Yugoslavia 0-1
23 6 14- 6-98 Toulouse Argentina 0-1 World Cup
24 6 20- 6-98 Nantes Croatia 0-1 World Cup
25 6 26- 6-98 Lyon Jamaica 1-2 World Cup
26 6 28-10-98 Osaka Egypt 1-0 Kirin W. Challenge
27 6 31- 3-99 Tokyo Brazil 0-2
28 6 3- 6-99 Tokyo Belgium 0-0 Kirin Cup
29 6 6- 6-99 Yokohama Peru 0-0 Kirin Cup
30 6 15- 3-00 Kobe China 0-0
31 6 26- 4-00 Seoul South Korea 0-1
32 6 4- 6-00 Casablanca France 2-2 [1] Hassan II Cup
33 6 6- 6-00 Casablanca Jamaica 4-0 Hassan II Cup
34 6 24- 3-01 Saint-Denis France 0-5
35 6 25- 4-01 Córdoba Spain 0-1
36 6 31- 5-01 Niigata Canada 3-0 Confederations Cup
37 6 2- 6-01 Niigata Cameroon 2-0 Confederations Cup
38 6 4- 6-01 Ibaraki Brazil 0-0 Confederations Cup
39 1 7 7- 6-01 Yokohama Australia 1-0 Confederations Cup
40 7 7-11-01 Saitama Italy 1-1 Kirin W. Challenge
41 1 8 27- 3-02 Lódz Poland 2-0
42 8 14- 5-02 Oslo Norway 0-3
43 8 25- 5-02 Tokyo Sweden 1-1 Kirin W. Challenge
44 8 4- 6-02 Saitama Belgium 2-2 World Cup
45 8 9- 6-02 Yokohama Russia 1-0 World Cup
46 1 9 14- 6-02 Osaka Tunisia 2-0 World Cup
47 9 18- 6-02 Miyagi Turkey 0-1 World Cup
48 9 16-10-02 Tokyo Jamaica 1-1 Kirin W. Challenge
49 9 28- 3-03 Tokyo Uruguay 2-2 Kirin W. Challenge
50 9 8- 6-03 Osaka Argentina 1-4 Kirin Cup
51 9 11- 6-03 Saitama Paraguay 0-0 Kirin Cup
52 1 10 18- 6-03 Saint-Denis New Zealand 3-0 Confederations Cup
53 10 20- 6-03 Saint-Etienne France 1-2 Confederations Cup
54 10 22- 6-03 Saint-Etienne Colombia 0-1 Confederations Cup
55 10 20- 8-03 Tokyo Nigeria 3-0 Kirin W. Challenge
56 10 10- 9-03 Niigata Senegal 0-1 Kirin W. Challenge
57 10 8-10-03 Tunis Tunisia 1-0
58 10 11-10-03 Bucuresti Romania 1-1
59 10 19-11-03 Oita Cameroon 0-0 Kirin W. Challenge
60 10 18- 2-04 Saitama Oman 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
61 10 31- 3-04 Singapore Singapore 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
62 10 25- 3-05 Tehran Iran 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
63 10 30- 3-05 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
64 10 3- 6-05 Manama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
65 10 16- 6-05 Hannover Mexico 1-2 Confederations Cup
66 10 19- 6-05 Frankfurt Greece 1-0 Confederations Cup
67 10 22- 6-05 Köln Brazil 2-2 Confederations Cup
68 10 7- 9-05 Miyagi Honduras 5-4
69 10 8-10-05 Riga Latvia 2-2
70 10 12-10-05 Kyiv Ukraine 0-1
71 10 16-11-05 Tokyo Angola 1-0
72 10 28- 2-06 Dortmund Bosnia-Herzeg. 2-2
73 10 30- 5-06 Leverkusen Germany 2-2
74 10 4- 6-06 Düsseldorf Malta 1-0
75 10 12- 6-06 Kaiserslautern Australia 1-3 World Cup
76 10 18- 6-06 Nürnberg Croatia 0-0 World Cup
77 10 22- 6-06 Dortmund Brazil 1-4 World Cup
[1] Japan lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
Remarks: Matches against Hong Kong League Team, 5-1 (4- 3-98 at Yokohama,
Dynasty Cup, 2 goals) and Mexico, 1-2 (31- 5-98, at Lausanne) in
which Nakata played are not full “A” for Japan FA and therefore
not include here.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
77 29 25 23 107- 85 83 53.90
Types of Matches Goals
Friendlies 21 2
World Cup Qualifier 17 5
World Cup 10 1
Kirin Cup 15 0
Confederations Cup 10 2
Other Tournaments 4 0
Total 77 10
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