THE VITALS:

Team: Japan

Brand: Adidas

Era: 2009-11 (Used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the 2011 AFC Cup final, and throughout the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign)

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CONDITION: EXCELLENT

Although the shirt bears some light staining; this article is in excellent condition, with the: crest, and Adidas embroidery remaining nothing short of immaculate.

DIMENSIONS:

Size: Medium

Pit to Pit Measurement: 20.5 inches

Shirt Length: 31 inches

Made in the Adidas ‘ClimaCool’ series of the 2009-10 season; this shirt offers a relaxing size medium fit, however if you normally wear size large and prefer a tighter fitting shirt, this may be ideal for you.

DESCRIPTION: 

The Adidas and Japan romance continued ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with navy and royal blue being reintroduced after the sky-blue and yellow effort from the previous cycle. This jersey also utilised accents of red in what was a brilliant touch, as was the pattern that was woven into the main body of the shrit. This shirt also saw the JFA emblem change from amber and red, to white and red. A fine shirt that coincided with a beautiful period for ‘the Blue Samurai’; first of all, they would match their best ever finish at a World Cup finals, as they were cruelly beaten on penalties by Paraguay in the round of 16. This would set the stage for legendary employment of Alberto Zaccheroni in the managerial hot seat, and the Asian nation would end 2010 with a stunning 1-0 win over Argentina! 2011 would then set the stage for the fantastic Asian Cup triumph in Qatar!

The notable players that season(s) were:

Daisuke Matsui, Shinji Okazaki, Tadanari Lee, Yoshito Okubo, Takayuki Morimoto, Keiji Tamada, Kisho Yano, Ryoichi Maeda, Shunsuke Nakamura, Keisuke Honda, Yasuhito Endo, Kengo Nakamura, Junichi Inamoto, Hajime Hosogai, Makoto Hasebe, Yuki Abe, Yuichi Komano, Tulio Tanaka, Yuto Nagatomo, Atsuto Uchida, Daiki Iwamasa, Yasuyuki Konno, Maya Yoshida, Yuji Nakazawa, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Eiji Kawashima, Seigo Narazaki