Japan
Japan are in Group F at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across Canada, Mexico and the United States. Here's their full schedule, live results and current standing.
Random Fact: Qualified for their eighth consecutive World Cup.
Head coach
H. Moriyasu
Japan · Age 57
Current club: Japan · since 2018
Squad
Goalkeepers
Z. Suzuki
Japan · 23
K. Osako
Japan · 26
T. Hayakawa
Japan · 26
Defenders
T. Watanabe
Japan · 28
S. Taniguchi
Japan · 34
H. Ito
Japan · 26
Y. Sugawara
Japan · 25
T. Tomiyasu
Japan · 27
A. Seko
Japan · 25
K. Itakura
Japan · 28
J. Suzuki
Japan · 22
Y. Nagatomo
Japan · 39
Midfielders
R. Dōan
Japan · 27
K. Sano
Japan · 25
D. Kamada
Japan · 29
Keito Nakamura
Japan · 25
A. Tanaka
Japan · 27
Y. Suzuki
Japan · 24
R. Sato
Japan · 19
Forwards
T. Kubo
Japan · 24
D. Maeda
Japan · 28
A. Ueda
Japan · 27
J. Ito
Japan · 32
Koki Ogawa
Japan · 28
K. Shiogai
Japan · 20
K. Goto
Japan · 20
S. Machino
Japan · 26
Injuries & suspensions
S. Machino
Illness
T. Kubo
Injury
T. Kubo
Injury
Group stage fixtures
vs Netherlands(A)
📍 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, USA
Draw
Prediction
Double chance : Netherlands or draw
vs Tunisia(A)
📍 Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, Mexico
Win
Prediction
Combo Double chance : draw or Japan and +2.5 goals
vs Sweden(H)
📍 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, USA
Draw
Prediction
Combo Double chance : Japan or draw and +2.5 goals
Head-to-head — last 1 meetings
Knockout stage
vs Brazil(A)
📍 NRG Stadium, Houston, USA
Loss
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