Japan vs Jordan: Asian Cup Live Stream on January 9, 2011 at Qatar SC Stadium, Doha.
The Japanese team is commonly known by the fans and media as Soccer Nippon Daihyō (サッカー日本代表?), or Nippon Daihyō (日本代表?), Daihyō (代表?) as abbreviated expressions. Although the team does not have an official nickname as such, it is often known by the name of the manager. For example, under Takeshi Okada, the team was known as Okada Japan (岡田ジャパン, Okada Japan?). Recently the team has been known or nicknamed as the "Samurai Blue".
Jordan won in the Pan Arab Games twice in 1997 and 1999. Following victories over Hong Kong and a Romanian Football League XI. They were eliminated by a Japanese University team. And in year 2010, Jordan was the host country of the WAFF 2010 but Jordan was exat from the first round because of the draw with Syria and Kuwait.
