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Japan
Group F · JPN Through
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World Cup history
Best result: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)
Tournament stats
All teams →Possession
46%
Shots / match
8.5
On target / match
3.3
Corners / match
3.3
Goals
8–5
Averages over 4 matches with statistics.
Group F standing
| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | D W D |
Path to the final
Japan's route from its current bracket position, and the opponent each round.
- Out
Fixtures & results
Gallery
Japan national football team members before the second half of the USA-Japan friendly in Columbus, Ohio (September 9, 2025)
Photo: Keiteay (CC BY 4.0)
It is Japan v.s. Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Photo: ジダネ (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Squad
Last updated
Goalkeepers
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 23 | – | – | – | – | – |
Defenders
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 20 |
20
Ayumu Seko
|
1 | – | – | – | – |
| 21 |
21
Hiroki Itō
|
4 | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 25 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Midfielders
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 10 |
10
Ritsu Dōan
|
4 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 |
11
Daizen Maeda
|
3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 14 |
14
Junya Itō
|
2 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
| 17 |
17
Yuito Suzuki
|
– | – | – | – | – |
| 24 |
24
Kaishū Sano
|
3 | – | – | – | – |
Forwards
| # | Name | Apps | ⚽ | 🅰️ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 18 |
18
Ayase Ueda
|
4 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 19 |
19
Kōki Ogawa
|
– | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | – | – | – | – | – |
Head-to-head
All records →Japan's World Cup record against every country they've met. A shoot-out counts as a draw.
| Opponent | P | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |