Japan — 2026 World Cup Squad
Japan — 2026 World Cup SquadJapan bring a 26-player squad to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, drawn in Group F and managed by Hajime Moriyasu. Below is the full squad by position — every name links to a player profile — plus where the squad plays their club football. Spoiler-free: squad facts only, no results.
26players
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1born abroad
10club leagues
Where the Japan squad plays their football
Club leagues represented in the squad.
Japan squad by position
Goalkeepers
1Zion Suzuki
Parma Calcio 1913 · 23y 12Keisuke Ōsako
Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 26y 23Tomoki Hayakawa
Kashima Antlers · 27y
Parma Calcio 1913 · 23y 12Keisuke Ōsako
Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 26y 23Tomoki Hayakawa
Kashima Antlers · 27y
Defenders
2Yukinari Sugawara
Werder Bremen · 25y 3Shōgo Taniguchi
Sint-Truidense VV · 34y 4Kō Itakura
AFC Ajax · 29y 5Yūto Nagatomo
FC Tokyo · 39y 16Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Feyenoord · 29y 20Ayumu Seko
Le Havre AC · 26y 21Hiroki Itō
Bayern Munich · 27y 22Takehiro Tomiyasu
AFC Ajax · 27y 25Junnosuke Suzuki
FC Copenhagen · 22y
Werder Bremen · 25y 3Shōgo Taniguchi
Sint-Truidense VV · 34y 4Kō Itakura
AFC Ajax · 29y 5Yūto Nagatomo
FC Tokyo · 39y 16Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Feyenoord · 29y 20Ayumu Seko
Le Havre AC · 26y 21Hiroki Itō
Bayern Munich · 27y 22Takehiro Tomiyasu
AFC Ajax · 27y 25Junnosuke Suzuki
FC Copenhagen · 22y
Midfielders
7Ao Tanaka
Leeds United · 27y 8Takefusa Kubo
Real Sociedad · 25y 10Ritsu Dōan
Eintracht Frankfurt · 27y 13Keito Nakamura
Stade de Reims · 25y 14Junya Itō
KRC Genk · 33y 15Daichi Kamada
Crystal Palace · 29y 17Yuito Suzuki
SC Freiburg · 24y 24Kaishū Sano
1. FSV Mainz 05 · 25y
Leeds United · 27y 8Takefusa Kubo
Real Sociedad · 25y 10Ritsu Dōan
Eintracht Frankfurt · 27y 13Keito Nakamura
Stade de Reims · 25y 14Junya Itō
KRC Genk · 33y 15Daichi Kamada
Crystal Palace · 29y 17Yuito Suzuki
SC Freiburg · 24y 24Kaishū Sano
1. FSV Mainz 05 · 25y
Forwards
6Shūto Machino
Borussia Mönchengladbach · 26y 9Keisuke Gotō
Sint-Truidense VV · 21y 11Daizen Maeda
Celtic · 28y 18Ayase Ueda
Feyenoord · 27y 19Kōki Ogawa
NEC Nijmegen · 28y 26Kento Shiogai
VfL Wolfsburg · 21y
Borussia Mönchengladbach · 26y 9Keisuke Gotō
Sint-Truidense VV · 21y 11Daizen Maeda
Celtic · 28y 18Ayase Ueda
Feyenoord · 27y 19Kōki Ogawa
NEC Nijmegen · 28y 26Kento Shiogai
VfL Wolfsburg · 21y
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