Qualified for the World Cup 2026 final tournament.
Japan
Japan / Group F / AFC
Japan basic information
Placed in Group F. Group and venue details are available.
Japan group-stage fixtures
Match 112026-06-14
Netherlands vs Japan
Dallas Stadium / Local 15:00
Match 362026-06-20
Tunisia vs Japan
Estadio Monterrey / Local 22:00
Match 572026-06-25
Japan vs Sweden
Dallas Stadium / Local 18:00
Japan 26-player squad
Listed from the available official squad announcement.
Updated: 2026-06-03Source: FIFA Squad Lists - English
GK
1. SUZUKI
12. OSAKO
23. HAYAKAWA
DF
2. SUGAWARA
3. TANIGUCHI
4. ITAKURA
5. NAGATOMO
16. WATANABE
20. SEKO
21. H. ITO
22. TOMIYASU
25. J. SUZUKI
MF
6. ENDO
7. TANAKA
8. KUBO
10. DOAN
11. DAIZEN
13. NAKAMURA
14. ITO
15. KAMADA
17. Y. SUZUKI
24. SANO
FW
9. GOTO
18. AYASE
19. OGAWA
26. SHIOGAI
Japan key players
Takefusa KuboExpected to play an important role at World Cup 2026.
Wataru EndoExpected to play an important role at World Cup 2026.
Fixtures and all 48 teams are updated from FIFA public information as of April 10, 2026. Kickoff times are shown only where listed by FIFA hospitality, and squad candidates are projections as of April 10, 2026, not final registered squads.
Group opponents
The other three teams in the same group. Open each page for a quick country overview.
Netherlands
Tunisia
Sweden