Japan are one of the best sides from the Asian qulifying section and will be looking to at least match their 2002 performance where they reached the second round.
Japan won't be expected to get too far in the World Cup and their World Cup Odds represent the chance of winning they have.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 - 1 | Thailand | |
| Bahrain | 1 - 0 | Japan | |
| Japan | 3 - 0 | Oman | |
| Oman | 1 -1 | Japan | |
| Thailand | 0 - 3 | Japan | |
| Japan | 1 - 0 | Bahrain | |
| Bahrain | 2- 3 | Japan | |
| Japan | 1 - 1 | Uzbekistan | |
| Qatar | 0 - 3 | Japan | |
| Japan | 0 - 0 | Australia | |
| Japan | 1 - 0 | Bahrain | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 - 1 | Japan | |
| Japan | 1 - 1 | Qatar | |
| Australia | 2 - 1 | Japan |
Japan will be happy to have once again qualified for the World Cup but they face much tougher games in South Africa than they did in qualifying.
Japan will see qualifying from the group as a successful tournament but unfortunately for them that looks very unlikely and they are likely to struggle not to come bottom of their group.
Back Japan's stage of elimination to be the group stage
Japan are thought to have very little chance of making an impact judging by their World Cup odds and that looks spot on, they will struggle.
The best exchange bet on Japan is simply to lay them to qualify from their group, in all likelihood they will be the worst team in their group as the Japan World Cup odds suggest.
Recommended Bet: Lay Japan to qualify from their group.
With Japan looking likely to struggle we think the best spread bet is to sell them in the group index as it would be a surprise if they even gain a win.