Their 2026 World Cup
Two matches and 90 minutes in defence.
Match by match
T. Watanabe played 1 match for Japan, always off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group F | vs Sweden 1-1 | Came on in the 75′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 5 February 1997 · aged 29 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Saitama Prefecture
- Club
- Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Height
- 1.84 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Tsuyoshi Watanabe (渡辺 剛, Watanabe Tsuyoshi; born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Japan national team.
Club career Watanabe joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2018. On 4 January 2021, he started for FC Tokyo in the final of the J.League Cup against Kashiwa Reysol. FC Tokyo won 2–1 to claim the third J.League Cup in club history. On 28 December 2021, Watanabe signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with KV Kortrijk in Belgium. On 1 July 2023, Watanabe moved to fellow Pro League club KAA Gent on a permanent deal for a fee of €3,500,000. On 23 July 2025, Watanabe joined Dutch side Feyenoord on a four-year contract. On 12 August, he scored his first two goals for the club in a 5–2 defeat to Turkish sideFenerbahçe in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
International career On 1 January 2024, Watanabe was selected by manager Hajime Moriyasu as a member of the Japan squad at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. On 15 May 2026, Watanabe was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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