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The 2008 season

18 belt games · 6 title changes

Japan carried the belt into the 2008 season. It changed hands 6 times among 6 franchises, 4 of those in the playoffs, and Spain finished the season with it. Most defenses: Japan, 6.

Who held it, in order

JapanBahrainJapanUruguayArgentinaChileSpain

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
800Jan 26, 2008Japan and Chile tied 0–0 (Friendly)Tie · defense
801Jan 30, 2008Japan beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 (Friendly)Defense
802Feb 6, 2008Japan beat Thailand 4–1 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsDefense
803Feb 17, 2008Japan and North Korea tied 1–1 (EAFF Championship) PlayoffsTie · defense
804Feb 20, 2008Japan beat China 1–0 (EAFF Championship) PlayoffsDefense
805Feb 23, 2008Japan and South Korea tied 1–1 (EAFF Championship) PlayoffsTie · defense
806Mar 26, 2008Bahrain beat Japan 1–0 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsTitle change
807May 28, 2008Bahrain beat Singapore 1–0 (Friendly)Defense
808Jun 2, 2008Bahrain beat Thailand 3–2 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsDefense
809Jun 7, 2008Bahrain and Thailand tied 1–1 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsTie · defense
810Jun 14, 2008Bahrain and Oman tied 1–1 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsTie · defense
811Jun 22, 2008Japan beat Bahrain 1–0 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsTitle change
812Aug 20, 2008Uruguay beat Japan 3–1 (Friendly)Title change
813Sep 6, 2008Uruguay beat Colombia 1–0 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsDefense
814Sep 10, 2008Uruguay and Ecuador tied 0–0 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsTie · defense
815Oct 11, 2008Argentina beat Uruguay 2–1 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsTitle change
816Oct 15, 2008Chile beat Argentina 1–0 (FIFA World Cup qualification) PlayoffsTitle change
817Nov 19, 2008Spain beat Chile 3–0 (Friendly)Title change

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