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Club World Cup playoff for 3rd place

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Etoile Sahel striker Amine Chermiti (R) and Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi tussle for the ball in the first half of their Club World Cup playoff for third place at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 16.

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Club World Cup playoff for 3rd place

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L) upends Etoile Sahel striker Amine Chermiti in the penalty area shortly after the kickoff in their Club World Cup playoff for third place at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 16. Etoile defender Sabeur Frej scored from the penalty.

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Bayern Munich vs Urawa Reds freindly

SAITAMA, Japan - Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski (C), Urawa Reds midfielders Keiji Suzuki (L) and defender Keisuke Tsuboi (R) tussle for the ball in the first half of their friendly match at Saitama Stadium on July 31.

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Japan beaten by Brazil 4-1 in World Cup Group F match

DORTMUND, Germany - Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi (R) and Brazil striker Ronaldo battle for the ball during the second half of their World Cup Group F match at Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany, on June 22.

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Japan vs. Brazil in World Cup

DORTMUND, Germany - Japan's Junichi Inamoto (R) and Brazil's Ronaldo (C) compete for the ball during the first half of the World Cup Group F match between Japan and Brazil at FIFA World Cup Stadium in Dortmund on June 22. At left is Japan's Keisuke Tsuboi.

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Japan tune up for World Cup match against Brazil

DORTMUND, Germany - Japan's Keisuke Tsuboi practices during a training session in Dortmund on June 21 ahead of the June 22 World Cup Group F match against Brazil in the German city.

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Japan tune up in Bonn

BONN, Germany - Japan defenders Yuichi Komano (far left), Keisuke Tsuboi (2nd from L), striker Seiichiro Maki (3rd from L) and defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (far right) listen to coach Zico during their practice in Bonn on June 8 on the eve of the start of the FIFA 2006 World Cup finals.

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Japan tune up for World Cup finals

BONN, Germany - (From L to R, front) Hidetoshi Nakata, Keisuke Tsuboi, Shinji Ono, and (back) Yuichi Komano tune up for the World Cup finals in Bonn on June 1.

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Japan plays warm-up match at training camp

NARAHA, Japan - (from L to R) Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi, midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata and striker Atsushi Yanagisawa play in a warm-up match against a local high school soccer club during their pre-World Cup training camp at J-Village, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 22.

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Japan coach Zico names World Cup squad

SAITAMA, Japan - Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi meets reporters in Saitama on May 15 after Japan coach Zico named him as one of his 23-man squad for next month's World Cup finals in Germany.

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Japan practice ahead of friendly vs U.S.

SANATA CLARA, United States - Japan defenders Yuji Miyamoto (L) and Keisuke Tsuboi tussle for control of the ball during their practice in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 7 ahead of a friendly match with the United States on Feb. 10.

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(3)Japan out to prove point at Confederations Cup

HANOVER, Germany - Japan striker Atsushi Yanagisawa (L) and defender Keisuke Tsuboi vie for control of the ball during a practice game in Hanover on June 14 prior to the team's Confederations Cup opening match against Mexico on June 16.

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(3)Japan stunned by Peru in Kirin Cup

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L), goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi and defender Alessandro Santos look sad after Peruvian substitute Gustavo Enrique Vassallo scored the winner deep into stoppage time of their Kirin Cup tournament opening match at at Niigata Stadium Big Swan on May 22. Japan lost 1-0 to Peru.

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(2)Japan tune up for Peru clash

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L), striker Takayuki Suzuki (C) and defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto practice at Niigata stadium on May 21 on the eve of their Kirin Cup opener against Peru on May 22.

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(3)Japan beat Oman in World Cup qualifiers

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi (R) and Oman midfielder Fouzi Bashir fight for the ball during the first half of their game in the preliminary round of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers at Saitama Stadium on Feb. 18. Japan won 1-0.

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Japan ready for Confederations Cup game against France

LYON, France - Japan soccer team defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L) and midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (R) smile during a practice at a field on the outskirts of Lyon on June 19. Japan will face France in a Confederations Cup tournament game on June 20.

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(2)Japan tune up for Peru clash

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L), striker Takayuki Suzuki (C) and defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto practice at Niigata stadium on May 21 on the eve of their Kirin Cup opener against Peru on May 22. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan out to prove point at Confederations Cup

HANOVER, Germany - Japan striker Atsushi Yanagisawa (L) and defender Keisuke Tsuboi vie for control of the ball during a practice game in Hanover on June 14 prior to the team's Confederations Cup opening match against Mexico on June 16. (Kyodo)

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Japan practice ahead of friendly vs U.S.

SANATA CLARA, United States - Japan defenders Yuji Miyamoto (L) and Keisuke Tsuboi tussle for control of the ball during their practice in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 7 ahead of a friendly match with the United States on Feb. 10. (Kyodo)

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Bayern Munich vs Urawa Reds freindly

SAITAMA, Japan - Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski (C), Urawa Reds midfielders Keiji Suzuki (L) and defender Keisuke Tsuboi (R) tussle for the ball in the first half of their friendly match at Saitama Stadium on July 31. (Kyodo)

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Club World Cup playoff for 3rd place

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Etoile Sahel striker Amine Chermiti (R) and Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi tussle for the ball in the first half of their Club World Cup playoff for third place at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 16. (Kyodo)

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Club World Cup playoff for 3rd place

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L) upends Etoile Sahel striker Amine Chermiti in the penalty area shortly after the kickoff in their Club World Cup playoff for third place at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 16. Etoile defender Sabeur Frej scored from the penalty. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan stunned by Peru in Kirin Cup

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L), goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi and defender Alessandro Santos look sad after Peruvian substitute Gustavo Enrique Vassallo scored the winner deep into stoppage time of their Kirin Cup tournament opening match at at Niigata Stadium Big Swan on May 22. Japan lost 1-0 to Peru. (Kyodo)

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Japan tune up in Bonn

BONN, Germany - Japan defenders Yuichi Komano (far left), Keisuke Tsuboi (2nd from L), striker Seiichiro Maki (3rd from L) and defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (far right) listen to coach Zico during their practice in Bonn on June 8 on the eve of the start of the FIFA 2006 World Cup finals. (Kyodo)

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Japan tune up for World Cup finals

BONN, Germany - (From L to R, front) Hidetoshi Nakata, Keisuke Tsuboi, Shinji Ono, and (back) Yuichi Komano tune up for the World Cup finals in Bonn on June 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan plays warm-up match at training camp

NARAHA, Japan - (from L to R) Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi, midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata and striker Atsushi Yanagisawa play in a warm-up match against a local high school soccer club during their pre-World Cup training camp at J-Village, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan coach Zico names World Cup squad

SAITAMA, Japan - Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi meets reporters in Saitama on May 15 after Japan coach Zico named him as one of his 23-man squad for next month's World Cup finals in Germany. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan beat Oman in World Cup qualifiers

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi (R) and Oman midfielder Fouzi Bashir fight for the ball during the first half of their game in the preliminary round of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers at Saitama Stadium on Feb. 18. Japan won 1-0. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan beat Oman in World Cup qualifiers

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan defender Keisuke Tsuboi (R) and Oman midfielder Fouzi Bashir fight for the ball during the first half of their game in the preliminary round of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers at Saitama Stadium on Feb. 18. Japan won 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan ready for Confederations Cup game against France

LYON, France - Japan soccer team defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L) and midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (R) smile during a practice at a field on the outskirts of Lyon on June 19. Japan will face France in a Confederations Cup tournament game on June 20. (Kyodo)