World Cup warm-up games

Details of Japan's warm-up matches ahead of their 2006 World Cup campaign in Germany.

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28 February 2006
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-2 Japan
Dortmund, Germany

Naohiro Takahara gave Japan the lead on the break of half-time, but Zico's side needed a late equaliser from Hidetoshi Nakata.

30 March 2006
Japan 1-0 Ecuador
Oita, Japan

Substitute striker Hisato Sato struck six minutes from time to see off an stubborn Ecuador side.

9 May 2006
Japan 1-2 Bulgaria
Osaka, Japan

Match report

Seiichiro Maki scored in a team missing many big-name stars which went down to a last-minute Bulgaria winner.

13 May 2006
Japan 0-0 Scotland
Saitama, Japan

Match report

The hosts dominated but could not break the deadlock. Akira Kaji went closest when his vicious drive hit the woodwork.

30 May 2006
Germany 2-2 Japan
Leverkusen, Germany

Match report

Germany needed two late headers from Miroslav Klose and Bastian Schweinsteiger to salvage a draw after Atsushi Yanagisawa and Naohiro Takahara put the visitors 2-0 ahead.

4 June 2006
Japan 1-0 Malta
Dusseldorf, Germany

A second-minute goal from Keiji Tamada gave a below-strength Japan side victory in Dusseldorf in their final World Cup warm-up game.