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🏆 Japan national football team 2026 World Cup Squads

Hajime Moriyasu
Hajime Moriyasu
Japan
Head Coach

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Kō Itakura
Kō Itakura
Japan
Captain

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🏆 Players

GK
Zion Suzuki
Zion Suzuki
Japan
1
Number
Caps: 24
Italy Parma

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GK
Zion Suzuki
Zion Suzuki
Japan
1 (Number) Caps: 24
Italy Parma
GK
Keisuke Ōsako
Keisuke Ōsako
Japan
12
Number
Caps: 11
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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GK
Keisuke Ōsako
Keisuke Ōsako
Japan
12 (Number) Caps: 11
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
GK
Tomoki Hayakawa
Tomoki Hayakawa
Japan
23
Number
Caps: 4
Japan Kashima Antlers

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GK
Tomoki Hayakawa
Tomoki Hayakawa
Japan
23 (Number) Caps: 4
Japan Kashima Antlers
DF
Yukinari Sugawara
Yukinari Sugawara
Japan
2
Number
Caps: 21
Germany Werder Bremen

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DF
Yukinari Sugawara
Yukinari Sugawara
Japan
2 (Number) Caps: 21
Germany Werder Bremen
DF
Shōgo Taniguchi
Shōgo Taniguchi
Japan
3
Number
Caps: 38
Belgium Sint-Truiden

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DF
Shōgo Taniguchi
Shōgo Taniguchi
Japan
3 (Number) Caps: 38
Belgium Sint-Truiden
DF
Kō Itakura
Kō Itakura
Japan
4
Number
Caps: 40
Netherlands Ajax

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DF
Kō Itakura
Kō Itakura
Japan
4 (Number) Caps: 40
Netherlands Ajax
DF
Yūto Nagatomo
Yūto Nagatomo
Japan
5
Number
Caps: 145
Japan FC Tokyo

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DF
Yūto Nagatomo
Yūto Nagatomo
Japan
5 (Number) Caps: 145
Japan FC Tokyo
DF
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Japan
16
Number
Caps: 11
Netherlands Feyenoord

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DF
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Japan
16 (Number) Caps: 11
Netherlands Feyenoord
DF
Ayumu Seko
Ayumu Seko
Japan
20
Number
Caps: 14
France Le Havre

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DF
Ayumu Seko
Ayumu Seko
Japan
20 (Number) Caps: 14
France Le Havre
DF
Hiroki Itō
Hiroki Itō
Japan
21
Number
Caps: 24
Germany Bayern Munich

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DF
Hiroki Itō
Hiroki Itō
Japan
21 (Number) Caps: 24
Germany Bayern Munich
DF
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Japan
22
Number
Caps: 43
Netherlands Ajax

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DF
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Japan
22 (Number) Caps: 43
Netherlands Ajax
DF
Junnosuke Suzuki
Junnosuke Suzuki
Japan
25
Number
Caps: 6
Denmark Copenhagen

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DF
Junnosuke Suzuki
Junnosuke Suzuki
Japan
25 (Number) Caps: 6
Denmark Copenhagen
MF
Ao Tanaka
Ao Tanaka
Japan
7
Number
Caps: 38
England Leeds United

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MF
Ao Tanaka
Ao Tanaka
Japan
7 (Number) Caps: 38
England Leeds United
MF
Takefusa Kubo
Takefusa Kubo
Japan
8
Number
Caps: 49
Spain Real Sociedad

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MF
Takefusa Kubo
Takefusa Kubo
Japan
8 (Number) Caps: 49
Spain Real Sociedad
MF
Ritsu Dōan
Ritsu Dōan
Japan
10
Number
Caps: 65
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt

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MF
Ritsu Dōan
Ritsu Dōan
Japan
10 (Number) Caps: 65
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
MF
Daizen Maeda
Daizen Maeda
Japan
11
Number
Caps: 27
Scotland Celtic

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MF
Daizen Maeda
Daizen Maeda
Japan
11 (Number) Caps: 27
Scotland Celtic
MF
Keito Nakamura
Keito Nakamura
Japan
13
Number
Caps: 25
France Reims

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MF
Keito Nakamura
Keito Nakamura
Japan
13 (Number) Caps: 25
France Reims
MF
Junya Itō
Junya Itō
Japan
14
Number
Caps: 69
Belgium Genk

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MF
Junya Itō
Junya Itō
Japan
14 (Number) Caps: 69
Belgium Genk
MF
Daichi Kamada
Daichi Kamada
Japan
15
Number
Caps: 49
England Crystal Palace

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MF
Daichi Kamada
Daichi Kamada
Japan
15 (Number) Caps: 49
England Crystal Palace
MF
Yuito Suzuki
Yuito Suzuki
Japan
17
Number
Caps: 6
Germany SC Freiburg

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MF
Yuito Suzuki
Yuito Suzuki
Japan
17 (Number) Caps: 6
Germany SC Freiburg
MF
Kaishū Sano
Kaishū Sano
Japan
24
Number
Caps: 13
Germany Mainz 05

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MF
Kaishū Sano
Kaishū Sano
Japan
24 (Number) Caps: 13
Germany Mainz 05
FW
Shuto Machino
Shuto Machino
Japan
6
Number
Caps: 14
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach

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FW
Shuto Machino
Shuto Machino
Japan
6 (Number) Caps: 14
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
FW
Keisuke Gotō
Keisuke Gotō
Japan
9
Number
Caps: 4
Belgium Sint-Truiden

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FW
Keisuke Gotō
Keisuke Gotō
Japan
9 (Number) Caps: 4
Belgium Sint-Truiden
FW
Ayase Ueda
Ayase Ueda
Japan
18
Number
Caps: 39
Netherlands Feyenoord

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FW
Ayase Ueda
Ayase Ueda
Japan
18 (Number) Caps: 39
Netherlands Feyenoord
FW
Kōki Ogawa
Kōki Ogawa
Japan
19
Number
Caps: 15
Netherlands NEC

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FW
Kōki Ogawa
Kōki Ogawa
Japan
19 (Number) Caps: 15
Netherlands NEC
FW
Kento Shiogai
Kento Shiogai
Japan
26
Number
Caps: 2
Germany VfL Wolfsburg

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FW
Kento Shiogai
Kento Shiogai
Japan
26 (Number) Caps: 2
Germany VfL Wolfsburg

📄 Summary

Japan national football team Emblem
The Japan national football team (Japanese: サッカー日本代表, Hepburn: Sakkā Nippon Daihyō), also known by the nickname Samurai Blue (Japanese: サムライ・ブルー, Hepburn: Samurai Burū), represents Japan in men's international football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan.

Prior to the late 1980s, Japan's national football team was largely amateur, with the sport less popular domestically than baseball or sumo. Since the early 1990s, following the full professionalization of the sport, Japan has emerged as one of Asia's leading teams. The national team has qualified for every FIFA World Cup since 1998, advancing to the knockout stage in 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022 and 2026 being the most knockout appearances of any team in Asia. Since their first World Cup appearance in 1998, Japan has not received a single red card, which is a world record. Japan has also won a record four Asian Cup titles, in 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2011. In addition, the team finished as runners-up in both the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2019 Asian Cup. Japan is one of only three teams from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to have reached the final of a senior FIFA men's competition, alongside Australia and Saudi Arabia.

Japan's progression in a short period has served as an inspiration and example of how to develop football. Their main rivals are South Korea and Australia; they also developed rivalries against Iran and Saudi Arabia. Japan was the first team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, having been invited in the 1999, 2011, 2015, and 2019 editions of the tournament, although they only played in the 1999 and 2019 events. As of January 2026, Japan is currently at the 18th place in the FIFA world ranking, being the highest ranked Asian side since December 2022.

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