Matsuda had been in critical condition after collapsing Tuesday during practice with his club Matsumoto Yamaga.

He played 40 times for Japan, including the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. He played 385 J-League games for the Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010.

Matsuda collapsed after a 15-minute run on Tuesday and was later confirmed to have suffered a cardiac arrest. He was unconscious on his arrival at hospital and showed no response to heart massage.