#18
WC 2026 · Group F
Japan
JP
FIFA#18
Titles–
Appearances7
Best resultRound of 16 (×4)
Group F
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
Fixtures
Style of play
4-2-3-1Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Japan are one of the most tactically disciplined teams in the tournament. Endō (Liverpool) holds midfield, Mitoma and Kamada provide pace and creativity. Japan beat both Germany and Spain at WC 2022.
Tournament odds1%
Group winner28%
Quarter-final20%
Semi-final10%
Final4%
Champion1%
Squad
26 players- Coach
- Hajime Moriyasu
- Avg age
- 27.2
- Founded
- 1921
Goalkeepers
- Keisuke Ōsako26 yrs
- Tomoki Hayakawa27 yrs
- Zion Suzuki23 yrs
Defenders
- Ayumu Seko26 yrs
- Hiroki Ito27 yrs
- Junnosuke Suzuki22 yrs
- Ko Itakura29 yrs
- Shogo Taniguchi34 yrs
- Takehiro Tomiyasu27 yrs
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe29 yrs
- Yukinari Sugawara25 yrs
- Yūto Nagatomo39 yrs
Midfielders
- Ao Tanaka27 yrs
- Daichi Kamada29 yrs
- Kaishu Sano25 yrs
- Keito Nakamura25 yrs
- Takefusa Kubo25 yrs
- Wataru Endō33 yrs
- Yuito Suzuki24 yrs
Forwards
- Ayase Ueda27 yrs
- Daizen Maeda28 yrs
- Junya Ito33 yrs
- Keisuke Goto21 yrs
- Kento Shiogai21 yrs
- Koki Ogawa28 yrs
- Ritsu Doan27 yrs
Source: football-data.org. Refreshed hourly.
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By the numbers
- 105+Years of history
- 7WC appearances
- –WC titles
- Round of 16Best result
- AFCConfederation
National teamAFC
- Founded
- 1921
- Nickname
- Samurai Blue
- FIFA
- #18
- Group
- WM26 · F
- WC appearances
- 7 (incl. 2026)
- Best WC
- Round of 16 (×4)
- Last WC
- 2022
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