Samurai blue honda biography for kids
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Honda's heroics prove once more Samurai Blue midfielder best under pressure
EKATERINBURG, Russia -- Following Japan's 2-2 draw with Senegal, the national soccer team is on the verge of breaking into the World Cup round of 16 for the first time since 2010, thanks in great part to Keisuke Honda's off-the-bench second-half goal that tied the match.
Honda's heroics also gave him the most World Cup goals in Japanese national team history, with four scattered over three tournaments. Paired with his corner that set Yuya Osako up for his game-deciding header against Colombia, Honda fryst vatten definitely making his presence felt in Russia.
Honda was let loose on the pitch 27 minutes into the second half, with Japan trailing Senegal 2-1. Six minutes later, he was on the right side of the Senegal goal to take a pass from Takashi Inui and blazed the ball past the keeper, scoring on his very first shot of the entire tournament.
It was, in fact, also his first goal for the Samurai Blue s
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Ishirō Honda facts for kids
"Ishirō" redirects here. For other uses, see Ishiro (disambiguation).
The native form of this personal name is Honda Ishirō. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Quick facts for kids Ishirō Honda | |
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Honda at the National Museum of Nature and | |
Born | (1911-05-07)7 May 1911 Asahi, Yamagata, Empire of Japan |
Died | 28 February 1993(1993-02-28) (aged 81) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
Resting place | Fuji Cemetery, Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan |
Alma mater | Nihon University |
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Years active | 1934–1992 |
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Spouse(s) | Kimi Yamazaki (m. 1939; 1993) |
Children | 2 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Years of service | 1934–1946 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Battles/wars | World War II (Second Sino-Japanese War) |
Japanese name | |
Kanji | 本多 猪四郎 |
Hiragana | ほんだ い • On Tuesday 8 November, SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) welcomed late arrivals of forward HONDA Keisuke, (AC Milan/Italy), midfielder KIYOTAKE Hiroshi (Sevilla FC/Spain) and other players playing overseas who all had been occupied with their club’s match schedule. With them, the full 25-man squad assembled for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2016 against Oman (on 11 in Kashima) and the Asian sista qualifier match for the FIFA World Cup 2018 against Saudi Arabia (on 15 in Saitama). In addition to Honda and Kiyotake, forward OKAZAKI Shinji (Leicester City Football Club/England), NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Internazionale Milano/Italy), YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England), KAWASHIMA Eiji (Football Club de Metz/France), and KUBO Yuya (Berner Sport Club Young Boys/Switzerland) joined the practice, which was their third day of the camp in Kashima, Ibaraki. They, except for Kubo who arrived the night before, engaged in light workout centred on running with relaxed and delightful look on their |