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World Cup 2026
World Cup 2026
Japan
JPNGroup F
7
WC appearances
0
Titles
Round of 16
Best finish
Squad
Goalkeepers · 3
Defenders · 8
Yukinari Sugawara
Right-Back · Werder Bremen
Shogo Taniguchi
Centre-Back · St.Truiden
Ko Itakura
Centre-Back · Ajax
Yuto Nagatomo★
Left-Back · FC Tokyo
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Centre-Back · Feyenoord
Hiroki Ito
Centre-Back · Bayern Munich
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Right-Back
Junnosuke Suzuki
Centre-Back · FC CopenhagenMidfielders · 5
Forwards · 10
Takefusa Kubo
Right Winger · Real Sociedad
Keisuke Goto
Centre-Forward · St.Truiden
Ritsu Doan
Right Winger · Eintracht Frankfurt
Daizen Maeda
Left Winger · Celtic
Keito Nakamura
Left Winger · Reims
Junya Ito
Right Winger · Genk
Yuito Suzuki
Second Striker · Freiburg
Ayase Ueda
Centre-Forward · Feyenoord
Koki Ogawa
Centre-Forward · NEC Nijmegen
Kento Shiogai
Centre-Forward · WolfsburgGroup F
View group →World Cup history
2022
Round of 16
2W 1D 1L
5–4 · 4 gp
2018
Round of 16
1W 1D 2L
6–7 · 4 gp
2014
Group stage
0W 1D 2L
2–6 · 3 gp
2010
Round of 16
2W 1D 1L
4–2 · 4 gp
2006
Group stage
0W 1D 2L
2–7 · 3 gp
2002
Round of 16
2W 1D 1L
5–3 · 4 gp
Lineups
Starting XI and formation for each of Japan's matches, as they're played.
From the group stage · June 11
Team analytics
Shot maps, pass networks, xG and momentum — populated once matches are played.
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