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Japan World Cup 2026 Squad Confirmed

26-man squad · Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
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The Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup is a confirmed 26-man squad. Head coach Hajime Moriyasu will lead them into the tournament.

The headline names include Yūto Nagatomo (145 caps) of FC Tokyo, Junya Itō (69 caps) of KRC Genk and Ritsu Dōan (65 caps) of Eintracht Frankfurt.

The squad is built from 3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 9 midfielders and 5 forwards.

Experience-wise this is a blend of seasoned internationals and fresher faces, with 3 players on 50+ caps, and the squad carries 796 international appearances between them, led by Yūto Nagatomo on 145.

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Full squad

Goalkeepers 3
Zion Suzuki Zion Suzuki Parma Calcio 1913 crestParma Calcio 1913 · 24 caps
Keisuke Ōsako Keisuke Ōsako Sanfrecce Hiroshima crestSanfrecce Hiroshima · 11 caps
Tomoki Hayakawa Kashima Antlers · 4 caps
Defenders 9
Yukinari Sugawara Yukinari Sugawara SV Werder Bremen crestSV Werder Bremen · 21 caps
Shōgo Taniguchi Shōgo Taniguchi Sint-Truidense VV · 38 caps
Kō Itakura Kō Itakura AFC Ajax crestAFC Ajax · 40 caps
Yūto Nagatomo Yūto Nagatomo FC Tokyo crestFC Tokyo · 145 caps
Tsuyoshi Watanabe Tsuyoshi Watanabe Feyenoord crestFeyenoord · 11 caps
Ayumu Seko Ayumu Seko Le Havre AC crestLe Havre AC · 14 caps
Hiroki Itō Hiroki Itō FC Bayern Munich crestFC Bayern Munich · 24 caps
Takehiro Tomiyasu Takehiro Tomiyasu AFC Ajax crestAFC Ajax · 43 caps
Junnosuke Suzuki Junnosuke Suzuki F.C. Copenhagen crestF.C. Copenhagen · 6 caps
Midfielders 9
Ao Tanaka Ao Tanaka Leeds United F.C. crestLeeds United F.C. · 38 caps
Takefusa Kubo Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad crestReal Sociedad · 49 caps
Ritsu Dōan Ritsu Dōan Eintracht Frankfurt crestEintracht Frankfurt · 65 caps
Daizen Maeda Daizen Maeda Celtic F.C. crestCeltic F.C. · 27 caps
Keito Nakamura Keito Nakamura Stade de Reims crestStade de Reims · 25 caps
Junya Itō Junya Itō KRC Genk · 69 caps
Daichi Kamada Daichi Kamada Crystal Palace F.C. crestCrystal Palace F.C. · 49 caps
Yuito Suzuki Yuito Suzuki SC Freiburg crestSC Freiburg · 6 caps
Kaishū Sano Kaishū Sano 1. FSV Mainz 05 crest1. FSV Mainz 05 · 13 caps
Forwards 5
Shūto Machino Shūto Machino Borussia Mönchengladbach crestBorussia Mönchengladbach · 14 caps
Keisuke Gotō Sint-Truidense VV · 4 caps
Ayase Ueda Ayase Ueda Feyenoord crestFeyenoord · 39 caps
Kōki Ogawa NEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen · 15 caps
Kento Shiogai VfL Wolfsburg crestVfL Wolfsburg · 2 caps
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