
Japan
Group F · AFC · FIFA rank #18
26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Players are listed by position and shirt number.
Goalkeepers (3)
Defenders (9)
Yukinari SugawaraDF · 25y · Werder Bremen21caps2goals
Shōgo TaniguchiDF · 34y · Sint-Truiden38caps1goals- KIKō ItakuraDF · 29y · Ajax40caps2goals
Yūto NagatomoDF · 39y · FC Tokyo145caps4goals- TWTsuyoshi WatanabeDF · 29y · Feyenoord11caps
- ASAyumu SekoDF · 26y · Le Havre14caps
- HIHiroki ItōDF · 27y · Bayern Munich24caps1goals
Takehiro TomiyasuDF · 27y · Ajax43caps1goals- JSJunnosuke SuzukiDF · 22y · Copenhagen6caps
Midfielders (9)
Ao TanakaMF · 27y · Leeds United38caps8goals
Takefusa KuboMF · 25y · Real Sociedad49caps7goals
Ritsu DōanMF · 27y · Eintracht Frankfurt65caps11goals
Daizen MaedaMF · 28y · Celtic27caps4goals
Keito NakamuraMF · 25y · Reims25caps10goals
Junya ItōMF · 33y · Genk69caps15goals
Daichi KamadaMF · 29y · Crystal Palace49caps12goals
Yuito SuzukiMF · 24y · SC Freiburg6caps
Kaishū SanoMF · 25y · Mainz 0513caps
Forwards (5)
Group-stage fixtures
- Sun, Jun 14@ NED3:00
- Sat, Jun 20@ TUN10:00
- Thu, Jun 25vs SWE6:00
Squad data from Wikipedia. Ages calculated as of June 11, 2026 (tournament start).