Japan

World Cup 2026 - Group F Est. 1921 Panasonic Stadium Suita (40,322)

Form W W W W W D L D W W

Next match 41d 19h

13 Played 9 Wins 2 Draws 2 Losses 27 Goals For 8 Goals Against +19 Goal Diff 69% Win Rate 8 Clean Sheets

Next Match

Kickoff in 41d 19h

International Friendlies Sun 31 May 2026

Japan

10:25

Iceland

Season Record

9 Won 2 Drawn 2 Lost

Wins 69.2% Draws 15.4% Losses 15.4%

World Cup 2026 - Group F

Full draw

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0

Qualifies Playoff

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Competitions

World Cup 18

International Friendlies 9

EAFF E-1 Football Championship 3

World Cup - Qualification Asia 52

Asian Cup 22

Copa America 3

Confederations Cup 3

Fun Facts

⚽ 2.1 Avg goals per match

🏠 86% Home win rate

✈ 50% Away win rate

💪 8 Clean sheets

🏆 49 Top scorer - S. Okazaki

Recent Results

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Tue 31 Mar 2026

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Sat 28 Mar 2026

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Tue 18 Nov 2025

Japan

3 - 0 FT

Bolivia

National Olympic Stadium

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Fri 14 Nov 2025

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Tue 14 Oct 2025

Performance by Competition

World Cup - Qualification Asia 30 matches

24 W 3 D 3 L 98-9 goals +89 GD

FORM W W D L W

10 Jun

vs Indonesia 6-0 W 05 Jun

@ Australia 0-1 L 25 Mar

vs Saudi Arabia 0-0 D 20 Mar

vs Bahrain 2-0 W 19 Nov

@ China 3-1 W 15 Nov

@ Indonesia 4-0 W 15 Oct

vs Australia 1-1 D 10 Oct

@ Saudi Arabia 2-0 W 10 Sep

@ Bahrain 5-0 W 05 Sep

vs China 7-0 W

International Friendlies 8 matches

5 W 2 D 1 L 12-6 goals +6 GD

FORM W W W W W

31 Mar

@ England 1-0 W 28 Mar

@ Scotland 1-0 W 18 Nov

vs Bolivia 3-0 W 14 Nov

vs Ghana 2-0 W 14 Oct

vs Brazil 3-2 W 10 Oct

vs Paraguay 2-2 D 09 Sep

@ USA 0-2 L 07 Sep

@ Mexico 0-0 D

Asian Cup 5 matches

3 W 0 D 2 L 12-8 goals +4 GD

FORM W L W W L

03 Feb

@ Iran 1-2 L 31 Jan

@ Bahrain 3-1 W 24 Jan

vs Indonesia 3-1 W 19 Jan

@ Iraq 1-2 L 14 Jan

vs Vietnam 4-2 W

World Cup 4 matches

2 W 1 D 1 L 5-4 goals +1 GD

FORM W L W D

05 Dec

vs Croatia 1-1 D 01 Dec

vs Spain 2-1 W 27 Nov

vs Costa Rica 0-1 L 23 Nov

@ Germany 2-1 W

EAFF E-1 Football Championship 3 matches

3 W 0 D 0 L 9-1 goals +8 GD

FORM W W W

15 Jul

@ South Korea 1-0 W 12 Jul

vs China 2-0 W 08 Jul

vs Hong Kong 6-1 W

Most Appearances Y. Nagatomo 135 appearances - 4 goals

Goalkeepers (5)

A. Pisano 19 yrs Japan 55 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 28 apps Friendlies: 27 apps

T. Hayakawa 26 yrs Japan 35 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 33 apps Friendlies: 2 apps

Z. Suzuki 23 yrs Japan 11 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 5 apps Asian Cup: 5 apps EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 1 apps

K. Osako 26 yrs Japan 10 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 5 apps Friendlies: 4 apps Copa America: 1 apps

K. Tani 25 yrs Japan 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 1 apps

Defenders (20)

Y. Nagatomo 39 yrs Japan 135 apps - 4 goals - 3 assists

T. Tomiyasu 27 yrs Japan 40 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists

Y. Nakayama 28 yrs Japan 39 apps - 2 goals - 0 assists

H. Mochizuki 24 yrs Japan 34 apps - 2 goals - 1 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 32 apps, 2g, 1a Friendlies: 2 apps

T. Ando 26 yrs Japan 30 apps - 4 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 29 apps, 4g Friendlies: 1 apps

K. Itakura 28 yrs Japan 28 apps - 1 goals - 1 assists

S. Taniguchi 34 yrs Japan 27 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists

H. Ito 26 yrs Japan 21 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 13 apps, 1g Asian Cup: 5 apps Kirin Cup: 2 apps World Cup: 1 apps

N. Ueda 31 yrs Japan 18 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 7 apps, 1g EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 4 apps World Cup - Qualification Asia: 4 apps Copa America: 3 apps

Y. Sugawara 25 yrs Japan 16 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 11 apps Asian Cup: 5 apps

K. Takai 21 yrs Japan 11 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 11 apps

K. Machida 28 yrs Japan 10 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 5 apps Asian Cup: 5 apps

T. Watanabe 28 yrs Japan 8 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 4 apps Asian Cup: 3 apps EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 1 apps

S. Maikuma 28 yrs Japan 8 apps - 0 goals - 2 assists Asian Cup: 5 apps, 1a Friendlies: 3 apps, 1a

A. Seko 25 yrs Japan 7 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 7 apps

H. Araki 29 yrs Japan 6 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 5 apps, 1g Friendlies: 1 apps

T. Koga 27 yrs Japan 3 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 3 apps

H. Sekine 23 yrs Japan 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 2 apps

H. Fujii 25 yrs Japan 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

S. Miura 25 yrs Japan 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

Midfielders (25)

S. Inagaki 34 yrs Japan 66 apps - 9 goals - 2 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 34 apps, 4g, 1a Friendlies: 31 apps, 3g, 1a World Cup - Qualification Asia: 1 apps, 2g

W. Endo 32 yrs Japan 61 apps - 3 goals - 1 assists

K. Tawaratsumida 21 yrs Japan 55 apps - 4 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 28 apps, 2g Friendlies: 27 apps, 2g

R. Sato 19 yrs Japan 51 apps - 10 goals - 2 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 27 apps, 5g, 1a Friendlies: 24 apps, 5g, 1a

R. Dōan 27 yrs Japan 50 apps - 8 goals - 2 assists

Y. Tsunashima 25 yrs Japan 45 apps - 6 goals - 2 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 23 apps, 3g, 1a Friendlies: 22 apps, 3g, 1a

S. Tanaka 23 yrs Japan 39 apps - 0 goals - 1 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 20 apps, 1a Friendlies: 19 apps

H. Morita 30 yrs Japan 38 apps - 3 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 19 apps, 1a World Cup - Qualification Asia: 11 apps, 2g Asian Cup: 5 apps, 1g World Cup: 3 apps

D. Kamada 29 yrs Japan 35 apps - 7 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 22 apps, 4g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 8 apps, 3g World Cup: 4 apps Kirin Cup: 1 apps

T. Kubo 26 yrs Japan 23 apps - 2 goals - 3 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 12 apps, 1g, 2a Friendlies: 11 apps, 1g, 1a

A. Tanaka 27 yrs Japan 23 apps - 7 goals - 0 assists

K. Mitoma 28 yrs Japan 22 apps - 7 goals - 2 assists

R. Hatate 28 yrs Japan 19 apps - 1 goals - 3 assists Friendlies: 14 apps, 1g, 2a Asian Cup: 4 apps, 1a World Cup - Qualification Asia: 1 apps

K. Kumasaka 24 yrs Japan 18 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 18 apps

K. Sano 25 yrs Japan 11 apps - 0 goals - 2 assists Friendlies: 6 apps, 2a Asian Cup: 5 apps

H. Kawabe 30 yrs Japan 8 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 4 apps EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2 apps World Cup - Qualification Asia: 2 apps, 1g

J. Fujita 23 yrs Japan 6 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 4 apps EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2 apps

R. Morishita 28 yrs Japan 4 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 4 apps, 1g

Z. Uno 22 yrs Japan 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2 apps

Y. Ozeki 20 yrs Japan 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2 apps

S. Kawasaki 24 yrs Japan 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 1 apps Friendlies: 1 apps

Y. Suzuki 24 yrs Japan 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 2 apps

R. Ito 27 yrs Japan 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

T. Kawamura 26 yrs Japan 1 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps, 1g

K. Okunuki 26 yrs Japan 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

Forwards (20)

R. Germain 30 yrs Japan 61 apps - 13 goals - 6 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 32 apps, 9g, 3a Friendlies: 29 apps, 4g, 3a

T. Minamino 30 yrs Japan 61 apps - 22 goals - 1 assists

Y. Kakita 28 yrs Japan 58 apps - 8 goals - 3 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 30 apps, 4g, 2a Friendlies: 28 apps, 4g, 1a

J. Ito 32 yrs Japan 58 apps - 13 goals - 5 assists

S. Nakamura 23 yrs Japan 54 apps - 11 goals - 12 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 28 apps, 6g, 6a Friendlies: 26 apps, 5g, 6a

T. Asano 31 yrs Japan 52 apps - 9 goals - 1 assists

M. Hosoya 24 yrs Japan 39 apps - 14 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 34 apps, 14g Asian Cup: 4 apps Friendlies: 1 apps

T. Kubo 24 yrs Japan 37 apps - 3 goals - 6 assists

Y. Soma 28 yrs Japan 34 apps - 6 goals - 6 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 27 apps, 5g, 5a Friendlies: 6 apps, 1g, 1a World Cup: 1 apps

T. Nishimura 29 yrs Japan 33 apps - 9 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 17 apps, 5g Friendlies: 16 apps, 4g

S. Mito 23 yrs Japan 30 apps - 3 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 30 apps, 3g, 1a

T. Hara 26 yrs Japan 28 apps - 14 goals - 8 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 15 apps, 7g, 4a Friendlies: 13 apps, 7g, 4a

K. Furuhashi 30 yrs Japan 28 apps - 6 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 18 apps, 3g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 9 apps, 3g Kirin Cup: 1 apps

A. Ueda 27 yrs Japan 27 apps - 8 goals - 1 assists

D. Maeda 28 yrs Japan 21 apps - 3 goals - 0 assists

T. Miyashiro 25 yrs Japan 18 apps - 8 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 10 apps, 4g Friendlies: 8 apps, 4g

S. Machino 26 yrs Japan 10 apps - 4 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 7 apps, 1g EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 3 apps, 3g

Keito Nakamura 25 yrs Japan 10 apps - 6 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 5 apps, 5g Asian Cup: 5 apps, 1g

S. Yamada 25 yrs Japan 5 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 3 apps Friendlies: 2 apps

Y. Ohashi 29 yrs Japan 2 apps - 1 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 2 apps, 1g, 1a

Season Form - Last 10 Matches

Home vs Away

🏠

Home

Played7

Wins6

Draws1

Losses0

Goals For0

Goals Against0

Win Rate86%

✈

Away

Played6

Wins3

Draws1

Losses2

Goals For0

Goals Against0

Win Rate50%

Discipline

Yellow Cards 0

Red Cards 0

Season-by-Season Record

Season	League	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	CS	Win%	Formation
2026/27	World Cup - Qualification Asia	15	12	2	1	51	3	48	12	80%	3-4-2-1
2026/27	International Friendlies	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	2	100%	3-4-2-1
2025/26	International Friendlies	6	3	2	1	10	6	4	3	50%	3-4-2-1
2024/25	International Friendlies	2	2	0	0	11	1	10	1	100%	4-2-3-1
2023/24	International Friendlies	8	6	1	1	26	8	18	2	75%	4-3-3
2023/24	Asian Cup	5	3	0	2	12	8	4	0	60%	4-2-3-1
2020/21	International Friendlies	4	2	1	1	2	2	0	3	50%
2019/20	Copa America	3	0	2	1	3	7	-4	0	0%	4-4-2
2018/19	International Friendlies	10	5	2	3	21	13	8	3	50%	4-2-3-1
2018/19	World Cup - Qualification Asia	18	13	3	2	44	7	37	12	72%	4-2-3-1
2015/16	Asian Cup	4	3	1	0	8	1	7	3	75%
2014/15	World Cup	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1	0%
2013/14	Confederations Cup	3	0	0	3	4	9	-5	0	0%
2011/12	Asian Cup	6	4	2	0	14	6	8	2	67%
2010/11	World Cup	4	2	1	1	4	2	2	2	50%