The Japanese national team who advanced to the 2018 Russia World Cup (World Cup) Russian Games. Japan has grown into one of Asia's leading soccer powers, but until the early 1990's there were no professional teams, and there were times when it was difficult to reach the World Cup finals.
It has been 20 years since the Japan National Team first stood on the World Cup pitch. For Japan, the Russian Games were the challenge for the sixth World Cup finals. How did Japan go before participating in the World Cup? We will meet Japan and soccer, and look at the challenge of Japanese football.
The reason Japan cannot win the World Cup is that it cannot join the world's top powers because Japan has a short history of soccer!
This time, I would like to look back at the history of Japanese soccer and think about whether it is shallow or shallow and weak.
When did football start? The origins vary and vary: Egypt, China, Persians, and the Vikings.
This time, I will focus on the history of soccer.
Soccer originated in England in the 1860's, at that time it was called Association Football. That's because, back in football history, it was derived from the original football and rugby football.
Football was a festival that was really everything. It was an operation method in which neighboring towns mainly carried balls (like things) to a designated place.
At that time there were no rules, no limits, no hands, no fouls.
So, the powers who hated the city from messing up tried to bring rules to football.
A consultation then took place, splitting between traditionalists who could use their hands and reformists who banned their hands. The reformists created the prototype of today's football.
As you may have guessed, a hand-traditional, good-looking traditional rugby model was created. 토토사이트
The reformers who launched the Association Football established the world's first football association (FA, England Football Association) in 1863, and six years later, a special position called a goalkeeper who can use their hands. Was born.
Later, the FA Cup of the world's oldest soccer tournament was held, and the oldest international game (England vs Scotland) was held.
It wasn't during this international match, but later in Scotland, Wales and Ireland, the Football Association was established.
Soccer quickly spread to South America and the continent of Europe, where British workers had expanded.
In the Netherlands and Italy, it is still one of the most powerful football countries in the world, and soccer became the official Olympic Games in 1908.
By the way, four years before soccer became an official competition, the International Football Federation (FIFA) was established in Paris, France. At that time there were only seven member states (France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden).
By the way, the United Kingdom joined the following year, but was not very active in its activities, probably because of his homeland's pride.
When did you come to Japan?
It has been the norm that soccer was taught in 1873 from British Navy to Japanese Navy as a leisure time for training. Surprisingly, the history is old.
In 1918, the predecessor of the current national high school soccer championship, the Japan Football Tournament was held in Osaka, and various tournaments were held nationwide.
The following year, the FA Silver Cup was donated by England FA as a proof of friendship, and the Japan Football Association (now the Japan Football Association) was established.
Japanese soccer has also begun participating in the Olympics, winning the top eight in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the bronze medal in the Mexico Olympics in 1968.
In 1993, the first chairman was Saburo Kawabuchi, and Japan's first professional league, J League (abbreviation) was established.