Squad called up for the World Cup 2026 (26)
Japan players called up for the World Cup 2026, sorted by position and shirt number.
❔ No position (26)
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175
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27a
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18
📅
390j
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132
🕐
28a
👟
37
📅
428j
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107
🕐
28a
👟
7
📅
291j
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102
🕐
27a
👟
50
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500j
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97
🕐
25a
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18
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300j
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89
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32a
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69
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511j
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87
🕐
29a
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41
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465j
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56
🕐
24a
👟
24
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249j
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55
🕐
24a
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46
📅
391j
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53
🕐
32a
👟
18
📅
606j
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36
🕐
27a
👟
16
📅
317j
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32
🕐
20a
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10
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122j
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30
🕐
34a
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9
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482j
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28
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39a
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22
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671j
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24
🕐
20a
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3
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106j
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21
🕐
28a
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3
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306j
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21
🕐
28a
👟
3
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301j
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18
🕐
25a
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35
📅
341j
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12
🕐
26a
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12
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303j
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11
🕐
25a
👟
7
📅
275j
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8
🕐
27a
👟
10
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299j
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6
🕐
25a
👟
4
📅
314j
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2
🕐
22a
👟
1
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96j
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0
🕐
26a
👟
1
📅
312j
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0
🕐
26a
👟
1
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174j
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0
🕐
23a
👟
0
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169j
Top 11 scorers of Japan
The 11 squad players with the most goals in their professional careers.
Aggregate stats
Metrics for the full Japan squad.
26Players
26,8Avg age
0Avg height (cm)
1.202Total goals
465Assists
8.719Matches
📜 World Cup history
Historical statistics of Japan at World Cups and throughout its international history (since 1872).
7
World Cups played
25
World Cup matches
7·6·12
W·D·L at World Cup
25 – 33
World Cup goals
Appearances
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
Top 5 all-time scorers
- 1° Kazuyoshi Miura 30 goals · 0 at World Cups
- 2° Shinji Okazaki 22 goals · 2 at World Cups
- 3° Keisuke Honda 21 goals · 4 at World Cups
- 4° Takumi Minamino 17 goals · 0 at World Cups
- 5° Takuya Takagi 16 goals · 0 at World Cups
All-time records
🚀 Biggest win
14-0 vs Mongolia (2021, FIFA World Cup qualification)
😱 Worst defeat
2-15 vs Philippines (1917, Friendly)
📅 Track record
790 matches (390W-165D-235L)
since 1917
Historical: dataset martj42/international_results
Live data via API-Football