AFC · JPN
Japan
Japanese-speaking archipelago blending ancient temples with neon precision; the Samurai Blue dominated Asian qualifying.
Preferred shape
3-4-2-1
World Cup pedigree
Best: Round of 16
8 World Cup appearances, counting 2026
Qualifier record
13W · 2D · 1L — 41 pts in 16 games
Qualifier goals
54 for · 3 against (+51)
Form
Matches
Qualifying campaign
16 matches · 13W 2D 1L
Group B · Nov 2023
vs
Myanmar
W
5–0
Group B · Nov 2023
at
Syria
W
0–5
Group B · Mar 2024
vs
North Korea
W
1–0
Group B · Mar 2024
at
North Korea
W
0–3
Group B · Jun 2024
at
Myanmar
W
0–5
Group B · Jun 2024
vs
Syria
W
5–0
Group C · Sep 2024
vs
China
W
7–0
Group C · Sep 2024
at
Bahrain
W
0–5
Group C · Oct 2024
at
Saudi Arabia
W
0–2
Group C · Oct 2024
vs
Australia
D
1–1
Group C · Nov 2024
at
Indonesia
W
0–4
Group C · Nov 2024
at
China
W
1–3
Group C · Mar 2025
vs
Bahrain
W
2–0
Group C · Mar 2025
vs
Saudi Arabia
D
0–0
Group C · Jun 2025
at
Australia
L
1–0
Group C · Jun 2025
vs
Indonesia
W
6–0
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Squad
Goalkeepers
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion Suzuki | 24 | 0 | Parma |
| 12 | Keisuke Ōsako | 11 | 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 23 | Tomoki Hayakawa | 4 | 0 | Kashima Antlers |
Defenders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yukinari Sugawara | 21 | 2 | Werder Bremen |
| 3 | Shōgo Taniguchi | 38 | 1 | Sint-Truiden |
| 4 | Kō Itakura | 40 | 2 | Ajax |
| 5 | Yūto Nagatomo | 145 | 4 | FC Tokyo |
| 16 | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 11 | 0 | Feyenoord |
| 20 | Ayumu Seko | 14 | 0 | Le Havre |
| 21 | Hiroki Itō | 24 | 1 | Bayern Munich |
| 22 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 43 | 1 | Ajax |
| 25 | Junnosuke Suzuki | 6 | 0 | Copenhagen |
Midfielders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ao Tanaka | 38 | 8 | Leeds United |
| 8 | Takefusa Kubo | 49 | 7 | Real Sociedad |
| 10 | Ritsu Dōan | 65 | 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 11 | Daizen Maeda | 27 | 4 | Celtic |
| 13 | Keito Nakamura | 25 | 10 | Reims |
| 14 | Junya Itō | 69 | 15 | Genk |
| 15 | Daichi Kamada | 49 | 12 | Crystal Palace |
| 17 | Yuito Suzuki | 6 | 0 | SC Freiburg |
| 24 | Kaishū Sano | 13 | 0 | Mainz 05 |
Forwards
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shūto Machino | 14 | 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 9 | Keisuke Gotō | 4 | 0 | Sint-Truiden |
| 18 | Ayase Ueda | 39 | 16 | Feyenoord |
| 19 | Kōki Ogawa | 15 | 11 | NEC |
| 26 | Kento Shiogai | 2 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg |