ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː plˈeɪd fˈoːɹ ɡˈeɪmz ænd skˈoːɹd tˈuː ɡˈoʊlz æt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈɜːld kˈʌp kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, hiː wʌz nˌɑːt sᵻlˈɛktᵻd dʒəpˈæn fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈɜːld kˈʌp.
Although he played four games and scored two goals at 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, he was not selected Japan for 1998 World Cup.