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Japan

FIFA ranking: #18

Team fixtures

FINISHEDJUN 14
Netherlands2
Japan2
Group F
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
FINISHEDJUN 21
Tunisia0
Japan4
Group F
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
FINISHEDJUN 26
Japan1
Sweden1
Group F
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
FINISHEDJUN 29
Brazil2
Japan1
Round of 32
NRG Stadium
Houston

Group standing · Group F

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Groups — Top two and best third-placed teams advance
#TeamDGPts
1
Netherlands
+67
2
Japan
+45
3
Sweden
04
4
Tunisia
-100
QualifiedBest third

Their 2026 World Cup

4
Played
1-2-1
W-D-L
8
Goals for
5
Against
1
Clean sheets
4-0
Biggest win
Overall standings →·Best defences →·Playing style →

SquadCoach: Hajime Moriyasu

Goalkeepers

1
Zion Suzuki
Parma
12
Keisuke Ōsako
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
23
Tomoki Hayakawa
Kashima Antlers

Defenders

2
Yukinari Sugawara
Werder Bremen
3
Shōgo Taniguchi
Sint-Truiden
4
Kō Itakura
Ajax
5
Yūto Nagatomo
FC Tokyo
16
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Feyenoord
20
Ayumu Seko
Le Havre
21
Hiroki Itō
Bayern Munich
22
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Ajax
25
Junnosuke Suzuki
Copenhagen

Midfielders

7
Ao Tanaka
Leeds United
8
Takefusa Kubo
Real Sociedad
10
Ritsu Dōan
Eintracht Frankfurt
11
Daizen Maeda
Celtic
13
Keito Nakamura
Reims
14
Junya Itō
Genk
15
Daichi Kamada
Crystal Palace
17
Yuito Suzuki
SC Freiburg
24
Kaishū Sano
Mainz 05

Forwards

6
Shūto Machino
Borussia Mönchengladbach
9
Keisuke Gotō
Sint-Truiden
18
Ayase Ueda
Feyenoord
19
Kōki Ogawa
NEC
26
Kento Shiogai
VfL Wolfsburg

Japan at the World Cup

Japan has played in 8 World Cup final tournaments. Appearances (historical data):

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