World Cup team
Japan
JPNJapan• Founded 1921
Follow this national team through its 2026 World Cup group, fixtures, schedule, and standings context.
Group
Group F
Tracked matches
4
Settled matches
4
Upcoming matches
0
Points
5
Rank
2
Group context
Current table position and the rest of the group, based on the latest published tournament standings.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands NED | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan JPN | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 |  Sweden SWE | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Tunisia TUN | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Group opponents
The other national teams currently placed in this World Cup group.
Tournament fixtures
Published 2026 World Cup fixtures, kickoff times, and schedule entries currently tied to this national team.
National team squad
Current squad list returned for this World Cup team, grouped by position and shown with number and age when available.
Goalkeeper
Z. Suzuki
No.: 1Age: 23
K. Osako
No.: 12Age: 26
T. Hayakawa
No.: 23Age: 26
Defender
S. Taniguchi
No.: 3Age: 34
K. Itakura
No.: 4Age: 28
Y. Nagatomo
No.: 5Age: 39
T. Watanabe
No.: 16Age: 28
A. Seko
No.: 20Age: 25
H. Ito
No.: 21Age: 26
T. Tomiyasu
No.: 22Age: 27
J. Suzuki
No.: 25Age: 22
Midfielder
Y. Sugawara
No.: 2Age: 25
A. Tanaka
No.: 7Age: 27
Keito Nakamura
No.: 13Age: 25
Y. Suzuki
No.: 17Age: 24
K. Sano
No.: 24Age: 25
Attacker
S. Machino
No.: 6Age: 26
T. Kubo
No.: 8Age: 24
K. Goto
No.: 9Age: 20
R. Doan
No.: 10Age: 27
D. Maeda
No.: 11Age: 28
J. Ito
No.: 14Age: 32
D. Kamada
No.: 15Age: 29
A. Ueda
No.: 18Age: 27
Koki Ogawa
No.: 19Age: 28
K. Shiogai
No.: 26Age: 20