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Group F · AFC JPNAFC

JAPAN

Qualified via: AFC. FIFA Rank #17.

Group F All teams Calendar
#17
FIFA Rank
1/3
Group games played
1
Points
2:2
GF : GA
GD +0
The team

Projected starting XI

A probable 4-3-3 drawn from the squad - lower squad numbers in each line are likelier starters. Confirmed XIs land on each match page.

JPN · projected 4-3-3
Sakai
Taniguchi
Itakura
Sugawara
Endō
Morita
Kamada
Maeda
Mitoma
Ueda
Suzuki
The squad

24-man squad

Projected for the 2026 finals - final lists are submitted close to kickoff. Grouped by position. Gold numbers mark the projected XI.

GK
Goalkeepers
3
  • 1
    Zion Suzuki
    Parma
  • 12
    Daniel Schmidt
    Sint-Truiden
  • 23
    Eiji Kawashima
    Strasbourg
DEF
Defenders
8
  • 2
    Hiroki Sakai
    Kashiwa Reysol
  • 3
    Shogo Taniguchi
    Sint-Truiden
  • 4
    Ko Itakura
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 5
    Yukinari Sugawara
    Southampton
  • 13
    Hiroki Itō
    Bayern Munich
  • 14
    Ryōya Morishita
    Legia Warsaw
  • 15
    Daiki Hashioka
    Luton Town
  • 22
    Takehiro Tomiyasu
    Arsenal
MID
Midfielders
8
  • 6
    Wataru Endō
    Liverpool
  • 7
    Hidemasa Morita
    Sporting CP
  • 8
    Daichi Kamada
    Crystal Palace
  • 10
    Takefusa Kubo
    Real Sociedad
  • 14
    Junya Itō
    Stade de Reims
  • 16
    Hiroki Sakai
    Kashiwa Reysol
  • 17
    Ao Tanaka
    Leeds United
  • 18
    Reo Hatate
    Celtic
FWD
Forwards
5
  • 9
    Daizen Maeda
    Celtic
  • 11
    Kaoru Mitoma
    Brighton
  • 19
    Ayase Ueda
    Feyenoord
  • 20
    Takuma Asano
    Bochum
  • 21
    Keito Nakamura
    Stade de Reims
Squad analytics

By the numbers

Composition · 24 players · 20 clubs
Goalkeepers
3
Defenders
8
Midfielders
8
Forwards
5
Most-represented clubs
Celtic
2
Kashiwa Reysol
2
Sint-Truiden
2
Stade de Reims
2
Arsenal
1
Group stage

Japan's three matches

Group-stage host cities: Dallas · Monterrey.

Group stage
Japan @ Netherlands
AT&T Stadium
Dallas
2-2
Group stage
Japan @ Tunisia
Estadio BBVA
Monterrey
Scheduled
Group stage
Japan vs Sweden
AT&T Stadium
Dallas
Scheduled
Group F

Standings

Full group
# Team P W D L GD PTS
1 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 +4 4
2 Sweden 2 1 0 1 +0 3
3 Japan 1 0 1 0 +0 1
4 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 -4 0
Phase 3

Manager profile, route to the final, and historical head-to-heads against group rivals light up once the tournament begins. Squad lists are projected and will be locked when each nation submits its final 26-man roster.