2014/15 Japan Away Adizero Football Shirt. (M)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent A couple of small faint dot marks on the upper chest. A number written inside the bottom of the garment

Size: Adult Medium

Chest Measurement: 38-40 Inches / 97-101 CM

Manufacturer: Adidas

Colour: Fluorescent, navy & neon red trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2014/2015

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Adidas Japan away long sleeved football shirt from the 2014/15 international season.

This is Adidas' 'Adizero' version of the jersey, designed for elite footballers. It features a lighter, more flexible material mix. Slim fitting design, transfer manufacture logo and international crest, Adizero motif near the lower hem, and mesh panels on the sleeves for increased temperature control.

The condition of this vintage football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent A couple of small faint dot marks on the upper chest. A number written inside the bottom of the garment (see photos).

Japan was placed into Group C at the 2014 World Cup alongside the Ivory Coast, Greece and Colombia. They fell in their first match to Ivory Coast 2–1 despite initially taking the lead, allowing two goals in a two-minute span. They drew their second game to Greece 0–0.

To qualify for the second round, they needed a victory against Colombia and needed Greece to beat Ivory Coast. Greece beat Ivory Coast 2–1, but Japan could not perform well against Colombia and were beaten 4–1, eliminating them from the World Cup. Alberto Zaccheroni resigned as head coach after the World Cup. In July 2014, former Mexico and Espanyol manager Javier Aguirre took over and Japan lost 0–2 to Uruguay in the first game he managed.

Aguirre would begin a strong revamp of the team, switching out Zaccheroni's long-used 4–2–3–1 formation for his own 4–3–3 and applied this with a roster of the J.League's finest, dropping many regulars. A 2–2 draw against Venezuela was followed by a 1–0 victory over Jamaica. However, they lost their following match to Brazil 4–0, with Neymar scoring all four goals. Japan's sights turned to January and their title defense at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.