Tunisia. Japan qualified to the knockout stage first time in Japan's history. After 2002 World Cup, Ogasawara played many matches as starting member under manager Zico. He was selected Japan for 2003 Confederations Cup and 2004 Asian Cup. At 2004 Asian Cup, although he played only 2 matches, Japan won the champions. In 2005, he was selected Japan for 2005 Confederations Cup and played all 3 matches. In 2006, he was selected Japan for 2006 World Cup. Although he played 2 matches, Japan was eliminated in the group stages. After 2006 World Cup, Ogasawara was not selected Japan for generational change. In February 2010, he was selected Japan by manager Takeshi Okada. He played for Japan for the first time in 4 years. He played 55 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 2010. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ogasawara goal. Honours Kashima Antlers J1 League – 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016 Emperor's Cup – 2000, 2007, 2010, 2016 J.League Cup – 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2015 Japanese Super Cup – 1999, 2009, 2010, 2017 A3 Champions Cup – 2003 AFC Champions League - 2018 Japan FIFA World Youth Championship – 1999 (Runner-up) AFC Asian Cup – 2004 Individual J.League Most Valuable Player – 2009 Japanese Footballer of the Year – 2009 J.League Best Eleven – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 J. League Cup MVP – 2002 References External links Japan National Football Team Database Mitsuo Ogasawara at Kashima Antlers 1979 births Living people Association football people from Iwate Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players Serie A players Kashima Antlers players A.C.R. Messina players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Japanese Footballer of the Year winners J1 League Player of the Year winners Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Association football midfielders