Group F

Japan

AFC · FIFA ranking 18 · World Cup 2026

Japan profile for the 2026 tournament. Expand this with news, videos, player notes, and fan travel context.

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Netherlands v Japan · Group F
Jun 14 · 15:00 UTC-5 · Dallas

TBD scheduled

Tunisia v Japan · Group F
Jun 21 · 22:00 UTC-6 · Monterrey

TBD scheduled

Japan v Sweden · Group F
Jun 25 · 18:00 UTC-5 · Dallas

TBD scheduled

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All teams

Yukinari Sugawara #2
Defender · Werder Bremen · 25y

Shōgo Taniguchi #3
Defender · Sint-Truiden · 34y

Kō Itakura #4
Defender · Ajax · 29y

Yūto Nagatomo #5
Defender · FC Tokyo · 39y

Tsuyoshi Watanabe #16
Defender · Feyenoord · 29y

Ayumu Seko #20
Defender · Le Havre · 26y

Hiroki Itō #21
Defender · Bayern Munich · 27y

Takehiro Tomiyasu #22
Defender · Ajax · 27y

Junnosuke Suzuki #25
Defender · Copenhagen · 22y

Keisuke Gotō #9
Forward · Sint-Truiden · 21y

Ayase Ueda #18
Forward · Feyenoord · 27y

Kōki Ogawa #19
Forward · NEC · 28y

Kento Shiogai #26
Forward · VfL Wolfsburg · 21y

Zion Suzuki #1
Goalkeeper · Parma · 23y

Keisuke Ōsako #12
Goalkeeper · Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 26y

Tomoki Hayakawa #23
Goalkeeper · Kashima Antlers · 27y

Wataru Endo #6
Midfielder · Liverpool · 33y Key

Ao Tanaka #7
Midfielder · Leeds United · 27y

Takefusa Kubo #8
Midfielder · Real Sociedad · 25y

Ritsu Dōan #10
Midfielder · Eintracht Frankfurt · 27y

Daizen Maeda #11
Midfielder · Celtic · 28y

Keito Nakamura #13
Midfielder · Reims · 25y

Junya Itō #14
Midfielder · Genk · 33y

Daichi Kamada #15
Midfielder · Crystal Palace · 29y

Yuito Suzuki #17
Midfielder · SC Freiburg · 24y

Kaishū Sano #24
Midfielder · Mainz 05 · 25y

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