1996 　Games of the XXVI Olympiad in Atlanta (The United States)

All NOCs, near 200 nations and regions took part in the Atlanta Games. The Japanese soccer team returned to the competition after an interval of 28 years. In preliminary contest, Japan scraped a 1-0 win over Brazil and made the whole nation exulted in that success. Although the Japanese team couldn't get through to the finals, its strenuous efforts were good enough.
※ NOC: National Olympic Committee. It is the national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their country's participation in the Olympic Games. For example, the NOC in Japan is JOC (Japan Olympic Committee) .