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JUN 11 — JUL 1948 TEAMS104 MATCHES3 NATIONS

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Group F · AFC · FIFA #18

Japan

Japan

Beat Germany and Spain in 2022, qualified earlier than anyone for 2026. The Samurai Blue now openly target the trophy.

TechnicalFast wingersGiant killers
WWWWD
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World titles

0

Appearances

0

Avg age

€380M

Squad value

3-4-2-1

Formation

Tactical shape

3-4-2-1Hajime Moriyasu
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Group FP · W · D · L · GD · Pts
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2NetherlandsNetherlands000000
3SwedenSweden000000
4TunisiaTunisia000000
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Kaoru Mitoma

The star

Kaoru Mitoma

Wrote a university thesis on dribbling, then became its proof. One-v-one, the full-back is already beaten.

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Key players

Squad spotlight

9FW

Kaoru Mitoma

Brighton · 29y

Kaoru Mitoma
10 G8 A42 caps
11FW

Takefusa Kubo

Real Sociedad · 25y

Takefusa Kubo
9 G9 A48 caps
6MF

Wataru Endo

Liverpool · 33y

Wataru Endo
2 G2 A74 caps

Official roster

Full squad

26 players · FIFA squad list

Goalkeepers

3 players
ZS
1Zion SuzukiParma190 cmGK
KO
12Keisuke OsakoSanfrecce Hiroshima188 cmGK
TH
23Tomoki HayakawaKashima Antlers187 cmGK

Defenders

9 players
YS
2Yukinari SugawaraSV Werder Bremen179 cmDF
ST
3Shogo TaniguchiSint-Truiden VV185 cmDF
KI
4Kou ItakuraAFC Ajax188 cmDF
YN
5Yuto NagatomoFC Tokyo170 cmDF
TW
16Tsuyoshi WatanabeFeyenoord Rotterdam184 cmDF
AS
20Ayumu SekoLe Havre AC186 cmDF
HI
21Hiroki ItoFC Bayern München188 cmDF
TT
22Takehiro TomiyasuAFC Ajax187 cmDF
JS
25Junnosuke SuzukiFC København180 cmDF

Midfielders

10 players
Wataru Endo6Wataru EndoLiverpool FC178 cmMF
AT
7Ao TanakaLeeds United FC180 cmMF
Takefusa Kubo8Takefusa KuboReal Sociedad173 cmMF
RD
10Ritsu DoanEintracht Frankfurt172 cmMF
DM
11Daizen MaedaCeltic FC173 cmMF
KN
13Keito NakamuraStade Reims180 cmMF
JI
14Junya ItoKRC Genk177 cmMF
DK
15Daichi KamadaCrystal Palace FC180 cmMF
YS
17Yuito SuzukiSC Freiburg175 cmMF
KS
24Kaishu Sano1. FSV Mainz 05176 cmMF

Forwards

4 players
KG
9Keisuke GotoSint-Truiden VV191 cmFW
AU
18Ayase UedaFeyenoord Rotterdam182 cmFW
KO
19Koki OgawaNEC Nijmegen186 cmFW
KS
26Kento ShiogaiVfL Wolfsburg180 cmFW

Road through the tournament

Japan's fixtures

M10 · Group F—
NetherlandsNetherlands
JapanJapan
AT&T Stadium · Dallas
M36 · Group F—
TunisiaTunisia
JapanJapan
Estadio BBVA · Monterrey
M57 · Group F—
JapanJapan
SwedenSweden
AT&T Stadium · Dallas