ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, hiː plˈeɪd ˈɔːl mˈætʃᵻz ænd dʒəpˈæn wˈʌn ðə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪ fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈɜːld kˈʌp fˈɜːst tˈaɪm dʒəpˈænz hˈɪstɚɹi.
In the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1997, he played all matches and Japan won the qualify for 1998 World Cup first time Japan's history.