| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
2  Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
3  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
4  Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
About
World Cup story
Japan have qualified for every World Cup since 1998 and reached the round of 16 four times. Their 2022 group win over both Germany and Spain was a defining moment for Asian football.
- Appearances
- 7
- Best finish
- Round of 16
- First appearance
- 1998
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Yūto Nagatomo
145 capsTOP SCORER
Ayase Ueda
16 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
27.2 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- D
v Saudi Arabia 0–0
2025-03-25 · Home · WC qualifying · Mar 2025
- L
v Australia 0–1
2025-06-05 · Away · WC qualifying · Jun 2025
- W
v Indonesia 6–0
2025-06-10 · Home · WC qualifying · Jun 2025
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
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GhanaSquad
26-man roster
Coach Hajime Moriyasu
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Zion Suzuki
Parma · 23y
24 caps
- 12
Keisuke Ōsako
Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 26y
11 caps
- 23
Tomoki Hayakawa
Kashima Antlers · 27y
4 caps
DEFENDERS
9- 2
Yukinari Sugawara
Werder Bremen · 25y
21 caps
2 goals
- 3
Shōgo Taniguchi
Sint-Truiden · 34y
38 caps
1 goals
- 4
Kō Itakura
Ajax · 29y
40 caps
2 goals
- 5
Yūto Nagatomo
FC Tokyo · 39y
145 caps
4 goals
- 16
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Feyenoord · 29y
11 caps
- 20
Ayumu Seko
Le Havre · 26y
14 caps
- 21
Hiroki Itō
Bayern Munich · 27y
24 caps
1 goals
- 22
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Ajax · 27y
43 caps
1 goals
- 25
Junnosuke Suzuki
Copenhagen · 22y
6 caps
MIDFIELDERS
10- 6
Wataru EndoC
Liverpool · 33y
73 caps
4 goals
- 7
Ao Tanaka
Leeds United · 27y
38 caps
8 goals
- 8
Takefusa Kubo
Real Sociedad · 25y
49 caps
7 goals
- 10
Ritsu Dōan
Eintracht Frankfurt · 27y
65 caps
11 goals
- 11
Daizen Maeda
Celtic · 28y
27 caps
4 goals
- 13
Keito Nakamura
Reims · 25y
25 caps
10 goals
- 14
Junya Itō
Genk · 33y
69 caps
15 goals
- 15
Daichi Kamada
Crystal Palace · 29y
49 caps
12 goals
- 17
Yuito Suzuki
SC Freiburg · 24y
6 caps
- 24
Kaishū Sano
Mainz 05 · 25y
13 caps
FORWARDS
4- 9
Keisuke Gotō
Sint-Truiden · 21y
4 caps
- 18
Ayase Ueda
Feyenoord · 27y
39 caps
16 goals
- 19
Kōki Ogawa
NEC · 28y
15 caps
11 goals
- 26
Kento Shiogai
VfL Wolfsburg · 21y
2 caps
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
4d ago
Martinelli scores stoppage-time winner to send Brazil through to last 16
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4d ago
Martinelli scores late winner to send Brazil through
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4d ago
Casemiro equalises for Brazil with powerful header
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4d ago
'Brilliant finish' - but should Sano have been on the pitch?
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1w ago
Japan and Sweden draw takes both into last 32
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1w ago
Maeda finishes 'fabulous' team goal for Japan against Sweden
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1w ago
'Oh my word!' - Elanga 'stunner' draws Sweden level
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2w ago
'Japan can definitely go far in the tournament'
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2w ago
Japan run riot as Tunisia eliminated in Renard's first game
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2w ago
Goalline technology denies Japan goal by fractions
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