Japan vs England 2015 (Japan-England VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Japan vs England 2-1 (Miyama pen, Bassett OG/Williams)
Commonwealth Stadium, Montreal- 1 July, 2015- Womens World Cup 2015 Semifinal
Laura Bassett’s injury time own goal sees England’s Lionesses knocked out as they go down to Japan in their Womens World Cup semifinal
Australia vs Japan 2015 (Matildas-Japan VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Australia vs Japan 0-1 (Iwabuchi)
Commonwealth Stadium, Alberta- 27 June, 2015- 27/6/15
Iwabuchi’s late goal sends the Matildas out of the World Cup as they lose to Asian rivals Japan
Japan vs UAE 2015 (Japan-United Arab Emirates QF VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Japan vs UAE 1-1 (Shibasaki/Ali Ahmed)- UAE win 5-4 on penalties
Stadium Australia, Sydney- 23 January, 2015- 23/1/15
Another upset in the 2015 Asian Cup as UAE stun Japan on penalties in Sydney to book a semifinal meeting with Australia. Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa both missed spot kicks in the shootout, with Omar Abdul Rahman scoring a Panenka penalty for UAE.