æt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː wˈɜːld kˈʌp ɪn dʒəpˈæn, hiː plˈeɪd ˈɔːl fˈoːɹ mˈætʃᵻz ænd dʒəpˈæn kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd tə ðə nˈɑːkaʊt stˈeɪdʒ fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪn ðɛɹ hˈɪstɚɹi.
At 2002 World Cup in Japan, he played all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage first time in their history.